Tyler's familiar scent surrounded her, and she felt dazed as she buried her face into his chest."Forever Night handles a lot of customers who keep their identities hidden. Aren't they afraid of being targeted by these customers' enemies?""Even the president of Lovian has to show respect to Forever Night. Unless those people have a death wish, they'd never cross the owner of Forever Night."Her heart sank.If even the president of the country could not do anything to Forever Night, outsiders like Vicky and Tyler would die if they declared war against Forever Night.She did not care what happened to her, but she could not bear the thought of dragging Tyler down with her.Vicky looked up to stare into his dark eyes. "I heard from Jane that there's a price for you to pay to get me out of here... What did you give them?"Tyler lowered his head and planted a kiss on her forehead. "It doesn't matter."As regret, frustration, and relief washed over her, tears welled in her eyes.She
Tyler's eyes met Vicky's and asked, "What's wrong? Do you not like the food?"His voice was gentle, and she rarely heard him speak in such a tone.Feeling a lump in her throat, she looked away. "Nothing is wrong.""Eat up, then.""Right."After dinner, they returned home.Though the scenery along the way had not changed, Vicky could not help but feel out of place.It was late by the time they arrived, and Nanny Paterson was already asleep.She stopped as she stared at the mansion in darkness, feeling like a beast was lurking inside the darkness, waiting to devour her whole."What's wrong?" Tyler turned to look at her when he noticed that she stood outside the door unmovingly.She snapped out of it and said, "... I'm fine."The look in his eyes darkened, and he turned on the lights inside the house, which expelled the darkness. Vicky's heart felt slightly more at ease.She walked into the house, and everything inside the mansion was as Vicky remembered them.She spent more
Vicky walked out with her head low, looking paler than before her bath. She even forgot to dry her hair, so water was dripping from her whole head.Tyler walked over. "What took you so long?"She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she did not notice him until she heard his voice.Startled, she paled even further."W—What?" Her eyes darted around in panic.He studied the look on her face and asked, "Why are you so pale? Are you feeling unwell?"He reached out to test her temperature, but she instinctively moved away from his touch. He froze.Not daring to meet his eyes, she muttered, "I'm fine. I guess...I'm just too tired and need some rest."He withdrew his hand. "You've been in Lovian for over a week and have been in the place for the entire day. It's normal for you to be tired." He glanced at her and said, "Your hair is still wet. I'll get the hair dryer. Dry your hair before going to sleep."Before Vicky had the chance to stop him, Tyler had gone into the bathroom and re
Click!The crisp, familiar sound of a light switch being flipped echoed in the night.Before the light was turned off, she felt as though she was suffocating from the familiar sight, but she realized that her panic worsened when the light was off.Tyler did not notice her reaction and went to bed before pulling her into his arms.She jolted and started to struggle. Tyler, who did not expect her to react this way, was shoved away."What's wrong?" his emotionless voice echoed in the air.She tried to comb through her thoughts and said, "I'm sorry, but I'm…a bit afraid of the dark."It was hardly a good excuse as a companion should ease one's fear of the darkness.Tyler stayed quiet for a while, and she took the opportunity to regain her composure."Tyler, I—"Before Vicky could explain what had happened, he interrupted her and said, "I'm sorry, Vicky."She froze, baffled as to why he would apologize when it was all her fault.His voice echoed in the dark. "I didn't believe yo
"Why is your body so cold?" When Tyler noticed that Vicky was shivering, he held onto her even tighter."What if..." she whispered. "What if I wasn't kidnapped by your enemy?""Who else would do it?" He planted a kiss on her forehead and said gently, "Vicky, I know that you've suffered for the past few days. This won't happen again, but...""But what?""You need to let me know where you're going next time you're leaving, or I won't be able to find you."One horrifying experience had been more than Vicky could take, so she whispered, "I know. I won't wander off again."It was a dangerous world out there, and she would still be resenting Tyler for locking her inside a hotel room in Arrowtown had she not spent a week in Forever Night. In comparison, Tyler never truly imprisoned her.He was her husband, and despite all the conflicts they had, he would never leave her to die.Tyler lowered his gaze, his eyes glittering in the dark. "Do you still want a divorce?"After a few moments
Tyler pulled her closer when he spotted the insecure look on Vicky's face. "It's alright now."Vicky slowly calmed down under his consolation.The lights inside the room were warm, and so was his expression.Vicky's heart settled, and she whispered, "I'm okay. Thank you.""We're married. I'm just doing my duty," he said.His temperature slowly melted her anxiety, and it was unlike anything she ever experienced before.'Is this what it means to feel safe?' she thought....When she woke up the next morning, she was still dazed about what happened. The curtains fluttered slightly in the breeze, and the sunlight shone into the room.Vicky sat up in the bed and glanced around to find that Tyler was gone.She got out of bed and opened the curtains when she heard the door opening and a familiar voice following a second later."Awake?"She turned around, feeling slightly shocked. "Why aren't you at work?"She knew better than anyone about how busy Tyler was with work.He was dre
Vicky could have chosen to hide the torment she had gone through.Forever Night had not told Tyler the truth, and Tyler misunderstood that it was his enemy who kidnapped her, so no one would know unless she said otherwise. However, she could not stand the deception and lies that were crushing her conscience."Believe it or not, I wasn't..." she mumbled. "Tyler, this isn't about your enemies... I brought this on myself... If you want a divorce..."Her speech was ruffled and so were her thoughts, so she had no clue what she was saying.Before she could finish, Tyler held her close, and her eyes widened in shock. He wrapped his arms around her so tightly that she could feel her bones whining."I'm sorry," he said hoarsely into her ear. "You wouldn't have gone through all that had it not been for me."She froze."It's my fault that you want to run from me and get a divorce." His voice was thick with suppressed emotions."Tyler, it's not like that. The truth is—"Before she could f
With Tyler's companion, Vicky's emotion soon stabilized, and she was no longer so terrified of darkness.However, due to the week-long imprisonment she endured, she could not stand to be alone and became rather clingy, but Tyler had not shown any annoyance toward it.He eventually needed to return to the office and could not stay home with her all the time, so he took her to the office with him out of concern that she might have a mental breakdown if she was left alone at home.It was not the first time she went to Hart Corporation with Tyler, but it was the first time she sat by Tyler even during business meetings.It was not that she was that desperate for companionship to the point that she could not be alone for a second. She planned on reading a book in his office while he went for the meeting, but Tyler seemed to be worried and insisted that she come along.Inside the meeting room, the managers and the shareholders traded knowing glances when they saw Vicky next to Tyler, bu