"Mister Hart is no longer in critical condition," replied the doctor.Harry sighed in relief."The surgery was a success, but we need to monitor him in the ICU for a while. It's hard to say whether he'll come out of this alive. After all, his body had gone through so much with the gunshots and the car crash."After that, Tyler was wheeled out of the surgery room.Relief washed over Vicky when she heard Tyler was no longer in critical condition. However, tears fell from her eyes when she saw how white Tyler's face was. In fact, he was as pale as his bed sheet.The bandage around his head was tinted red by his blood, a stark contrast to his pale face. He was lying quietly on the bed as though he was sleeping.The aloof, arrogant Tyler had always been the one in control of any situation. When Vicky first met him, she thought she would never be able to get close to him.The man lying on the hospital bed was like a broken doll, and Vicky's heart ached to see him like this.'Is this
Aurora smiled confidently. "I'm not joking.""And what's your method?" blurted Vicky.Aurora batted her eyelids at her. "You'll see soon enough."Harry threw her a warning look. "Miss Starling, as you can see, Mister Hart's condition is touch-and-go at the moment, so you better not try any funny business.""Alright, you can just forget it if you're going to take that attitude with me. I wouldn't even have suggested it if it weren't for Vicky's sake."Vicky looked down to collect her thoughts before saying, "Maybe we should let her have a try?""But…" Harry still did not trust Aurora."You can go in with us if you don't trust me. That way, you can stop me as soon as you see me doing some 'funny business'."Besides, Tyler and I used to be partners in crime, so why would I want to hurt him? That won't do me any good now, would it? I mean, I still need his help to get me the lead role in this movie I've been eyeing."As Tyler's assistant, Harry did help Aurora with getting roles i
A few hours later, Tyler was wheeled out of the surgery room again and was in the clear…for the time being.Aurora's head hung low, acting like a child who knew she had done something wrong. "Sorry, Vicky."She only wanted to wake Tyler, not send him to the surgery room again. 'D*mn him… How can he be so possessive even when he's in a coma?'Vicky did not have the heart to scold Aurora when she saw how sorry she looked. After all, no one expected Tyler to have such a big reaction. At that moment, Vicky shuddered to think what her life would be like in the future.'He'll never change, and he's going to haunt me for the rest of his life. Not only that, but he'll come up with some elaborate plan to trick me into falling for him again, too.'Vicky did not dare to think more about it because if she did, she would run straight out of the hospital to escape However, she told herself she could not do that; not when he was the one who saved her from getting shot.…The next morning, ther
"What did you say?" Vicky asked in shock.Tyler looked at her as if she was a stranger. "Who are you?"Though his voice was weak, it was oddly loud in the quiet room.Vicky looked at the man lying on the hospital bed incredulously; she felt as if all the air had rushed out of her lungs.At that moment, Harry had just finished talking to the doctor. He walked up to Vicky and said, "The doctor said Mister Hart's condition is stabilized and…"Suddenly, he noticed Vicky's shocked expression and asked, "Ma'am, are you alright?"Vicky slowly turned to him. "Did he suffer a concussion? He just asked me who I am."Harry's expression immediately changed. He then asked the doctor to do a thorough checkup on Tyler.…After a while, the test result finally came out."Mister Hart suffered a serious blow to the head during the car crash, and from what we can tell, he most likely has a memory loss," declared the doctor solemnly."He lost his memory?" Harry found it hard to accept. "He has
Vicky stared at the sleeping Tyler as her mind raced.He must have sensed her staring at him; that or he had enough sleep. Either way, his eyes fluttered open. Confusion flashed across his eyes before he turned to look at Vicky."You're awake." Vicky felt nervous as he gazed at her. "How do you feel? Are you aching anywhere?"Tyler still looked at her like she was a stranger. After a while, he uttered one word, "Water."Vicky quickly poured some water into a cup, put in a straw, and brought it to him to sip. He must be in considerable pain since he only drank half a cup before moving his head away.Vicky placed the cup on the table. "Does it hurt badly? Do you want me to call the doctor for you?" she asked softly."No." Tyler's voice became clearer after drinking the water. "Who are you?""I'm…" Vicky did not know how to answer him.'Should I introduce myself as his ex-wife? But it was only a fake divorce… Should I tell him I'm his wife, then? Ugh, no. I don't want him to know
Vicky stood still for a while before turning to leave the room.Tyler did not bother to open his eyes or call out to her even as she was about to step through the door; it was almost as if she was just another stranger.After exiting the room, Vicky ran into Aurora, who had a lunchbox in her hand."Vicky, you haven't eaten, have you? I brought you lunch!" said Aurora. "Try it! It's a Spanish dish that I've just learned to make, but I don't imagine I'm as good as you at cooking yet."Vicky did not refuse her offer. "Thank you.""How is Tyler doing?""He's awake," Vicky said."Well, I guess it's only normal that he won't wake up so soon after sustaining such severe injuries," Aurora mumbled before pausing. "Wait, what did you just say?""He's awake," Vicky repeated.Aurora's eyes widened. "He... He's awake? That's too fast, isn't it? Could it be that yesterday's shock really had an effect?" She looked at Vicky and noticed her scowl. "Vicky, aren't you supposed to be relieved? Wh
Vicky initially trusted Lincoln because she thought he was the mysterious person who had been helping her all along. Coupled with Tyler's relentless pursuit, she had no choice but to take a leap of faith, only to end up losing that bet.Aurora observed Vicky's expression and asked in a low voice, "Vicky, if Tyler really has amnesia, what are you planning to do?""He got hurt because of me," Vicky said. "I'll take care of him until he's discharged. Whether or not he has amnesia, I'll choose to end this marriage after that.""Huh?" Aurora detected the implied meaning behind Vicky's words. "Aren't you two already divorced?"Vicky glanced at her. "The divorce was a fake one. Didn't you know?""What?!" Aurora was momentarily stunned before realization dawned on her. "I knew it! His possessiveness toward you was so extreme that he even got jealous of me. How could he possibly divorce you? So it was all a lie!"'That cunning fox! It's no wonder Vicky doesn't want to be with him. He's be
Vicky knew Tyler best, after all.He refused to meet with her when he used the mysterious-person persona as he knew Vicky would recognize him. If they spent some time together, she would eventually notice if he was merely pretending to have lost his memories.Vicky thus nodded.Aurora turned to Harry and said, "Mister Gardner, please look after Tyler for a while. Vicky will come back and take over once she's eaten."Harry nodded after glancing at the lunchbox in Vicky's hand. "Sure. Please go ahead, Missus Hart."Vicky and Aurora walked toward the lounge while chatting, and it was not until after Harry went into Tyler's room that Aurora whispered, "Vicky, you're worried that Tyler is putting up an act, right? I have an idea to find out if he's lying.""Aurora, I appreciate your good intentions, but..." Vicky pondered for a moment. "Given Tyler's current physical condition, he probably can't withstand another trip to the emergency room.""Ahem!" Aurora choked and said, "Vicky, do