"My men will take a while to get here," said Tyler.Vicky remained quiet for a while before saying, "You're hurt. Let me drive.""I'm fine," he said coolly. "My vital organs are safe."She frowned. "You can still bleed out.""Would you care?""..." Vicky lowered her head in silence."Since you don't care, whether I die shouldn't matter to you," he said with a cold expression. "You've always wanted to get rid of me, so you should be happy to see me die. After all, that means you can stop thinking of ways to get away from me."Rage coursed through Vicky at his words. "That's right, I desperately want to get as far as possible away from you..." she gritted out. "I even wish that we never see each other again."Tyler tightened his grip on the steering wheel, and the back of his hand, stained with blood, revealed faintly bulging veins.Tyler pursed his lips silently, but his gaze was extremely gloomy.Vicky sneered, "You caused the car accident to make me lose my memory. You fabri
"Yes."Tyler knew that Vicky's pregnancy was fake but was distracted by Alex at the time and did not notice she was truly pregnant.Vicky ended up losing their child because of Alex, and the thought of his lost child caused Tyler's expression to darken.He had thought he would be willing to let go of the past and start fresh with Vicky if they had a child of their own. He needed a reason to let go of the past, and a child was the perfect reason for them to restore their relationship.It was fine when she was merely pretending to be pregnant, yet she risked her life for Alex despite being pregnant, which caused Tyler to think that their child was not as important to Vicky as Alex was.Meanwhile, Vicky's heart ached at the memories of her lost child.The death of their child hurt Tyler, but it was also something she could never forgive herself about."Whether you believe it or not, I didn't know at that time that I was pregnant..." she said and paused to look at Tyler. "You were s
Vicky looked at Tyler. "Are you saying...you chose to hypnotize me because you didn't want a divorce?"Tyler did not deny it, which meant he was admitting to it.Vicky snorted. "Your so-called 'trying again' meant taking advantage of my amnesia and fabricating lies, saying that I was the one who stubbornly refused to divorce you?"It would be understandable that outsiders were unaware of the truth spreading such rumors, but Tyler knew everything. He knew, yet he painted her as a despicable woman who would do anything to marry him!Vicky simply could not empathize with Tyler's thought process."Fine, I'll assume that you hypnotized and deceived me because you didn't want a divorce, but why did you switch up and proposed a divorce? You even went so far as to send me to jail and used various means to force me into accepting it..." Vicky sneered. "Tyler, is this your idea of not wanting a divorce?"Tyler's eyebrows furrowed in disagreement. Since he had been exposed by Lincoln, Tyler
Vicky stared at Tyler's perfectly sculpted profile. "And what did your tests reveal? You're dissatisfied, thinking I gave up too easily. You never told me the truth because you never truly believed in me."Tyler, do you think you can control everything? Do you believe I can't escape you no matter how you treat me?" Vicky stared at Tyler unwaveringly and drawled, "Tyler, you're so selfish that you've only considered yourself without caring about others' feelings!""Is it all my fault?" Tyler's long fingers clenched the steering wheel tightly, his voice restrained. "You say I don't believe in you and that I've never considered your feelings, but did you believe in me or considered my feelings when you broke up with me? If only you trusted me a little more, we wouldn't have ended up like this!"Vicky's face grew pale. Indeed, she never told him the true reason behind their breakup.The car was practically flying at the speed of lightning as the speedometer exceeded 200.It seemed tha
"Not happening," he said without hesitation.Old traits would die hard, and Vicky realized that Tyler had not changed."Tyler, have you forgotten that I said I'll never forgive you?"Tyler remained unwavering."Tyler, let's just take some time apart."He ignored her and changed the subject. "I'll take you to Auran after this.""What exactly do I have to do for you to let me go?""You can meet Cece and Jennifer as well."Tyler's refusal to listen to reason pushed Vicky into a hysterical state."Tyler, the reason I don't want to be with you isn't just because of all the misunderstandings and hurt between us. The biggest part of it is that I don't love you anymore," Vicky said, her voice barely audible.The air around them grew colder as Tyler's expression turned cold. He sneered and said, "You don't love me anymore? Who do you love, then? Lincoln?" Tyler's eyes gleamed menacingly. "Haven't you figured it out yet? He's just using you to get to me. He doesn't care if you live or
Vicky's breath hitched. She never expected to hear Tyler saying he loved her.Before, she had hoped against all odds to hear those three words come out from his lips, but he never said it to her—not even when they dated.He never said 'I like you' to her, either; he did say 'I love you' to her when they were in bed. At that time, he had just escaped from the Harts and, after that, kidnapped her, not to mention being mentally unstable after being betrayed by Vicky.Vicky would only have to glance out of the window to make him think she was trying to escape and in a fit of rage, he would force himself into her. Later, he would kiss away her tears and softly tell her he loves her.Never one to believe a man's words in bed, Vicky told herself not to believe Tyler's words this time, too. In fact, she was scared of him and thought him to be unhinged. 'Will he kill me if I say the wrong word?' she wondered.Vicky knew Tyler's mental illness stemmed from his unhappy childhood; no one had
"You chose to marry Harvey, so I had him thrown into prison. Your family wanted to marry you off to save their decline, so I had your family business bankrupted to make sure they'd never show their face around Stoneford City anymore," said Tyler.Vicky's heart tightened. She had always thought the reason for her family's downfall was because they had gotten too close to the Sparks. After Harvey was thrown into prison, she had no choice but to call off their engagement, and her grandfather wanted to marry her to salvage whatever there was left to salvage. However, not long after that, Vicky's family suddenly declared bankruptcy, and there was no turning back afterward.'So Tyler hates Harvey not because his parents died in a car crash on the way to signing the takeover but because of me!' thought Vicky."I don't just want your body. I want your heart and soul, too…" growled Tyler deeply. The atmosphere in the car was so quiet that his voice seemed to echo.A desire to destroy bloome
The car swerved around the road so fast that the scenery outside became a blur.Vicky failed to come up with any reason despite her attempts. Finally, she sighed and said, "Looks like it is my fate to die at your hands.""Isn't that a good thing?" said Tyler.Although Vicky did not want to die just yet, death did not daunt her."I don't see it as a good or bad thing." She looked outside the window. "It's just that…your life is worth much more than mine, so if you think about it, you have more to lose than me."After saying that, she closed her eyes to wait for the sweet release of death.Tyler looked at the pale-faced Vicky. She looked calm, but her fluttering eyelashes said otherwise. After all, only a few people in the world could welcome death like an old friend.Boom!The car crashed into the railing by the side of the road, sending a shockwave through the whole car. It spun a few times on the road while the tires screeched.Tyler quickly covered Vicky's with his body as s