Just then, they all heard footsteps approaching and a towering figure stormed in.Dressed in a black trench coat, Tyler strode in with a cold, vicious look in his eyes.When Vicky saw him, she muttered, "Tyler..."The familiar face before her looked dangerous, and it was a side of him she had never seen.It was a cold, devilish, yet extremely seductive mask.Her heart skipped a beat as his eyes locked onto hers."Are you hurt?"She shook her head. "No."Scanning her from head to toe, he relaxed slightly once he confirmed that she was not injured before turning his attention to Anthony. "May I know why you kidnapped my woman, Mister Yavner?"A group of men in black stood behind Tyler, which included Harry and Adam, who had been looking down on Vicky. They all stood tall, with their eyes glittering fiercely.Anthony kept his composure despite being confronted by such a big group."I had some misunderstanding with my fiance, and she ran away from home. Since she refused to see
As soon as they closed the car door, Tyler, who had been composed the entire time, paled.Startled, Vicky asked, "Tyler, what's wrong?"Both Harry and Adam went into the car as well, and neither of them seemed surprised by Tyler's state."I think Mister Hart's wounds might've reopened. Let's stop the bleeding," Harry said.Adam nodded and grabbed the medical box, before opening the door to the back seat and shooting Vicky a cold, stern look. "Miss Shaw, can you move? I need to stop Mister Hart's bleeding.""Let me," she said."Are you capable of this?" Adam looked at her in contempt. "Stop trying to act like you can do this when you can't. You're not a professional doctor. Are you sure that you can handle this?"Adam had paid Tyler a few visits before to make reports about work and had seen Vicky taking care of Tyler.He could hardly bear to watch as she was so unfamiliar with the tasks that she would still accidentally brush past Tyler's wound when she re-applied ointment for
Sheila clenched her fists and glared daggers at Vicky. "You can be angry or jealous, Vicky Shaw. All that, I understand. But you've disregarded Tyler's health and well-being over your own selfish need... It's an understatement to say that you're selfish!"Vicky, you came all the way to the hospital and accused me of being pretentious, so what about yourself?!" Sheila was obviously getting confrontational. "Is it fun to hide and make others think that you were kidnapped? Aren't you getting too old for childish tricks like this?! Don’t you have any other way to grab Tyler's attention? Is this all you can think of?!"Vicky knew that no one would believe a word she said, and since Tyler was still treated, she did not want to waste her breath arguing with Sheila, so she remained quiet.Indeed, it was hard to explain herself, and it was undeniable that Tyler's wounds had reopened because of her.Seeing how she did not respond, Adam said sarcastically, "Do you not have anything to say for
Vicky, of course, was not bothered by Adam's displeasure.As she walked into the room, she saw Tyler in bed. Despite the pale look on his face, he still looked as gorgeous as ever.She walked over to him and asked, "How are you feeling? Are your wounds still hurting?"Tyler seemed to know why she was not in the room with him and said, "Harry and Adam have some misunderstanding about you, so don't bother yourself over what they say."Vicky was never going to feel upset over two assistants' opinions of her, but she instead asked, "What about you? Do you believe me?"He met her eyes and said, "Are you referring to the kidnapping?"'The kidnapping?' she thought. 'Is he referring to the time before, this time, or both?'She stared at him for a while before saying, "I was knocked out and taken away by Anthony's men, so I didn't answer my phone nor could I call for help."Vicky noticed that she still had her phone when she regained consciousness as Anthony had not taken it away.Tyle
"Anthony hadn't left behind many traces of his activities in the city, so we can't find any evidence of his involvement."Anthony said that he came to find his fiance, but no one knew if that was truly his intention or if he was related to the people targeting Tyler. Since he had 'kidnapped' Vicky, Tyler realized that there was a need to look into Anthony, but they had not found much and it appeared as though Anthony was truly here to find his fiance.After Harry was done with the report, silence fell over the room and Vicky's heart sank.After a while, Tyler said, "Okay. You may go."Harry bowed respectfully and left.Vicky had been told by Cece that Jennifer's fiance, Anthony, was also a powerful figure, or he would not have the ability to find Jennifer within days—even though she was hiding in a city that was beyond his territory.Anthony was not all-powerful in Stoneford City, but he was more than capable of destroying the evidence for Vicky.Because of her connection to Jen
Tyler had a business meeting that night and had not returned home for dinner.Vicky leaned back against the bed head with a book in hand, but she could not read a single word as Sheila's words echoed inside her head.Thump!Suddenly, a sound came from the bedroom door, which jolted Vicky as she looked up from her book.Tyler stumbled in, and the scent of alcohol on him instantly filled the air.He sat on the couch with a scowl, and she got out of bed to walk toward him. "Have you been drinking, Tyler?"He rubbed the bridge of his nose and hummed in response.It was normal for a man of Tyler's status to frequent parties or business meetings. However, he did not enjoy drinking and would only take a sip or two when it was absolutely necessary.There would not be a soul who would dare to force Tyler to drink, so she never saw him this drunk before.He reeked of alcohol, and though his expression remained composed, he seemed to be having a hard time focusing, so she immediately kne
Before Vicky could react, Tyler's kiss plastered onto her lips forcefully....In the middle of the night, Vicky laid awake with her eyes wide open while the man next to her drifted off to sleep.Her blood ran cold as she turned around to look at his face, and what he whispered into her ear earlier replayed in her head.'Why? Why did you leave me?'She had never seen a look like that.In the depth of the dazed look in his eyes hid a complicated mixture of resentment and love.It was hard to believe that a man as composed as Tyler could lose control of his emotions as well.He seemed to be really in love with that woman.The irony of her husband thinking about another woman while being intimate with her left Vicky's heart in the cold, and she could not go to sleep no matter how hard she tried.The moonlight shone through the gaps in the curtains and into the room.She sat up from the bed and glanced at Tyler before slipping out of the bedroom and standing before Tyler's study
Tyler never mentioned a woman that he loved and neither had the press caught onto any sign of such a person ever existing.However, Vicky no longer had the excuse to lie to herself after what Tyler had said.She regained her composure and placed the watch back before reaching for the box.There was a pair of couple rings inside, and she instinctively glanced at her empty fingers.Ever since she regained consciousness from the car accident, she noticed that she was not wearing a wedding band. Thus, she wondered if the rings were hers and Tyler's.Despite her thoughts, her instincts told her that the ring did not belong to her.Not willing to give up, she picked up the smaller ring and placed it on her ring finger.It was extremely loose even when she placed it on her middle finger. It would not fall immediately but could easily be lost so it became clear that the ring did not belong to her.She took it off and placed it back into the drawer.At last, her gaze landed on the wall