"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
"Vicky, it's not that you're simple-minded. Tyler hasn't acted as wary as he usually does in front of you, that's all," Aurora muttered. "You have no clue how guarded he is... I'm just a woman, and he can't even trust me. To keep me in line, he looked into every detail about my life and even found out about my first childhood crush.""I've seen it before," Vicky said.She had seen just how distant and guarded Tyler could be. When they first met and he fell ill, she was treated with sarcasm and snarky remarks to the point that she broke down in tears a few times.Just as Aurora wanted to inquire what she meant, a commotion was heard from the fire escape.Vicky and Aurora froze as the thought of someone overhearing Tyler's situation was simply unimaginable.They exchanged glances and were about to investigate when a black shadow darted out from under the door. The figure moved with incredible speed, catching Vicky and Aurora off-guard.By the time they regained their senses, the sh
Vicky remained silent, not because she doubted herself but because Tyler had schemed against her so ruthlessly that he traumatized her. If he regained his memory one day and discovered she had deceived him, her very life would be hanging by a thread!Aurora spoke boldly, "After you finish eating, I'll accompany you to see Tyler. I want to see if he genuinely lost his memories or if he's just acting!"After finishing their meal, Aurora temporarily settled the black cat in the lounge and went with Vicky to visit Tyler.…In the hospital room, Harry held a file in his hand and reported Tyler's past to him slowly.Despite his amnesia, Tyler's desire to control every aspect of his life remained deeply ingrained. Thus, he directly had Harry bring his files and read them aloud to him.In the middle of the reading, someone lightly knocked on their door. Shortly after, Vicky and Aurora walked in.Harry quickly greeted them. "Missus Hart, Miss Starling."Aurora nodded and turned her gaze
Arora felt that her speech was incredibly convincing and asked, "Well? Do you know just how much you love Vicky now?"Silence fell over the room, and everyone waited for Tyler to respond.Tyler narrowed his eyes darkly, and after a while, he uttered, "Oh."Aurora's eyes widened. "Tyler, don't you have anything to say about this?""I'm not interested in your make-believe story, Miss Starling," he said coldly."Make-believe?" Aurora repeated angrily. "Which part of it did I make up?"Although she exaggerated certain parts, her words were mostly true as Tyler did use unspeakable means to obtain Vicky.Tyler's eyes fell on her as he said expressionlessly, "First of all, if I love her so much, why would there be rumors of my divorce? Second, the car accident you refer to as my suicide attempt happened because I rescued her from her kidnapper. Lastly... If I truly love her, I should feel something different when I see her, but I don't feel anything for her," Tyler stated.Vicky glanc