Vicky stared out the window wordlessly, and Tyler's expression darkened at her silence.After a while, Tyler turned to leave.He made sure that he walked slowly, yet Vicky stared dazedly outside the window with no intention of stopping him from leaving.Slam! The door slammed shut behind Tyler as he stormed out.Shortly after he left, someone knocked on the door.Angela walked over to Vicky respectfully. "Missus Hart, Mister Hart has ordered me to take care of you."Vicky glanced at Angela, who used to take care of Lincoln.From the first day when Angela arrived, Vicky knew that Angela worked for Tyler, and Lincoln's allergic reaction was likely caused by Angela at Tyler's order.After about an hour, the doctors came in to examine Vicky. Vicky noticed that the female doctors who came to examine her were different from the ones yesterday and asked curiously, "What happened to the doctors from yesterday?"The doctor smiled and explained, "You had a high fever and were unconsciou
"I... I'm fine..." Angela's gaze flickered as she avoided Vicky's eyes. "Missus Hart, you haven't fully recovered...so it's better to rest in bed. Otherwise, Mister Hart will worry."Vicky was a skeptical person. She looked at the uncertainty in Angela's eyes and suddenly said, "You seem to be very afraid of me getting out of bed lately."Whenever she made a move to get up, Angela would try to stop her and ask what she needed hastily.At first, Vicky thought it was Tyler's order to not let her leave the bed. However, seeing Angela's behavior, even Vicky—who was slow to catch on—realized something was off.Angela lowered her head, unable to meet Vicky's gaze. "Your body hasn't fully recovered. The doctors said you shouldn't get out of bed..."Vicky stared unblinkingly into Angela's eyes. "Miss Hill, you really are bad at lying."Just then, Vicky's voice paused as she realized something.The translucent curtains had been drawn in the bedroom all these days, and Angela became frigh
Vicky's face was reflected on the transparent glass window. Half of her face displayed a dark blue-black mark like a birthmark which even she found terrifying, let alone others.Tyler stood behind her silently.Vicky slowly turned and met his eyes before smiling faintly. "Do you not get scared sleeping next to a face like this?"She knew her smile must have looked terrifying.Tyler stepped forward and gently embraced Vicky. "I'm having people search for an antidote for you," his deep voice sounded from above her head. "You will recover soon."Vicky buried her face in his chest. "When did you find out? Was it that morning?"When she woke up to Tyler staring at her that morning, she noticed that something was off. It was the same day when her request to get her phone back was denied, followed by Tyler turning Lincoln and Avery away.Tyler fell silent for a few seconds and said, "Yes.""Why did you keep it from me? Were you afraid that I couldn't accept it?""I thought we'd find
Vicky lowered her head guiltily at Tyler's words.She was furious at the time and said a lot of hurtful words, not knowing that he was doing everything for her sake."I'm sorry," she whispered.He embraced her. "Don't apologize. I'm just doing what I should do."The two bathed in the afternoon sun in silence. It had been some time since they had such a moment of peace.Sometime later, he said, "Vicky, once this matter comes to an end, come home with me, okay?"Vicky was stunned and hesitated.Knowing what she was concerned about, he tightened his arms around her. "My previous promise still stands. I won't restrict your freedom anymore, nor will I interfere with your social life. However, you cannot have any contact with Lincoln."Despite what he promised, Vicky was still reluctant to leave with him, but she understood that she could not stay with the Hart family any longer.Although she did not know who poisoned her, the fact that it had happened meant that someone had develop
Vicky said nothing else, assuming that Tyler had hoped that her face would recover. She thus decided to let time tell if Tyler truly did not mind if she looked like this forever....In the following days, Tyler continued to head out early for work and only return home late at night.He needed to work, look into how Vicky was poisoned, and even had to search for the antidote, so he had his hands full. Still, he would always return home to her.As he promised, he showed no disgust toward her face and held her close in his sleep every night. He would kiss her, hold her, and even show desire toward her but had not initiated anything in bed out of concern for her health.At this moment, a faint doubt would arise in Vicky's mind how Tyler managed to kiss her considering how she looked. After all, even she would lose her appetite after seeing herself in the mirror.As days went by, Vicky's body finally recovered. Since she promised to leave once her face healed, Tyler fulfilled her eve
The taste of blood filled their mouths, and Tyler paused.Neither of them could see each other's face in the dark, and only his eyes glittered."I asked the doctors," he said hoarsely, his voice echoing in the quiet night. "You have fully recovered, so it's going to be fine."Click!The light on the nightstand was lit, and he gazed at her. "Are you worried that I'm turning the lights off because I don't want to look at your face?"Vicky looked away. "I..."Tyler somehow countered every excuse she could come up with, and she found herself speechless.Tyler lowered his head to kiss her again, and Vicky instinctively turned her head so that his kiss landed on her cheek.Instantly, tension rose in the air.Vicky lowered her gaze, knowing that Tyler was upset without looking at him.After a few moments of silence, she spoke truthfully, "Can you give me some more time? I'm... I'm still scared from what happened last time."The air froze in an instant."I'm sorry." It took him a w
Neither Angela nor Vicky expected Avery to pull off such a move.Caught off-guard, no one reacted in time. The hat was snatched off in an instant, and the dark blue mark on Vicky's forehead was revealed. "What...?" Surprised by the sight before her, Avery's eyes widened, and she dropped the hat onto the ground.Angela paled and instinctively stood in front of Vicky, trying to shield her from Avery's gaze, but Vicky pushed Angela aside and slowly walked up to Avery, taking off her mask and glasses.Seeing Vicky's face, Avery involuntarily took a few steps back, fear flickering in her eyes.Unconcerned by Avery's frightened expression, Vicky calmly said, "I'm sorry for scaring you."She then bent down to pick up her hat.Avery's lips moved as if she wanted to say something but could not at the sight.Vicky glanced at Avery and was about to put on her hat when a low, gentle voice came from behind, tinged with unmistakable surprise."Vicky?!"Vicky froze.Footsteps approached a
Angela wanted to protest, but Vicky asserted, "Miss Hill, you are only here to protect me, not to control me."Angela knew just how much Tyler cared about Vicky, to the point that his love for her did not waver the slightest despite Vicky's current condition. Knowing that upsetting Vicky would trouble Tyler, Angela complied.She walked to a place where she would not overhear the conversation but allowed her to see Vicky so that she could hurry over to Vicky's side should anything unexpected happen.Not daring to hide the fact that Vicky had run into Lincoln, Angela decided to inform Tyler about it and called him.The phone was quickly answered, and Tyler's cool voice came from the other end. "What's the matter?"Angela looked at Vicky and Lincoln, who were standing nearby, and whispered, "Missus Hart and Second Young Master ran into each other. She said she wanted to have a private chat with him and asked me to leave. I didn't dare to go against her wishes, so..."Silence loomed