"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
Harry nodded and handed out the documents to all the shareholders."Mills Group have been wanting to work with Auran, and when they realized there isn't a chance they'll get the deal, they started scheming."Tyler scanned the faces before him and paused when his gaze landed on Vicky.The others were instantly absorbed in the discussion as they read the documents in their hands."So Mills Group is the one attacking our network?""How dare they declare war against us?!""Ha! Are they so poor that they can't even hire a proper hacker? That hacker didn't even get past the first layer of our firewall.""Had Mister not gone to Auran, Auran would've worked with Mills Group instead...""It's just competition, and they should've settled it with dignity instead of playing dirty tricks behind our backs... Mills Group is reaching its end.""I've met Sebastian Mills a couple of times before. He looks like a gentleman on the outside, but who would've guessed that he's that ruthless deep dow
Vicky looked up and looked away when she met his eyes. "... I'm fine."Tyler narrowed his eyes but did not pressure her into answering. "Let's get lunch.""Sure."They had lunch in Tyler's office, and since Vicky could not bring herself to go outside, she tried her best to stay indoors.In the afternoon, there were no other meetings, and Tyler stayed in his office to work.He was occupied, and Harry and Adam would keep coming in and out with documents for him to sign or to report updates about the company.Vicky's mind drifted for the entire afternoon and did not catch on when Tyler called out to her until he walked toward her."What's wrong? Is something bothering you?"Her lashes fluttered, but she could not bring herself to look into his eyes.If everything discussed during the meeting was true, it was likely that Sebastian was behind her kidnapping."Tyler, you still haven't told me how you got me out of Forever Night."Tyler sat down next to her and leaned backward lazi
The assistant frowned when she saw the untouched food by Sebastian's desk."Mister Mills, you didn't have lunch. At least have something for dinner."Sebastian rubbed the bridge of his nose in exhaustion and said, "How can I eat when I haven't found Vicky?" He looked up at the assistant. "Still no news from Lovian?"The assistant shook her head. "No."He scowled. "What about the president? He hasn't heard anything either?""Mister Mills, you know what Lovian is like. Even Mister President finds his hands tied in certain places," the assistant said.Sebastian felt increasingly frustrated.He caught the news that Vicky went missing the same day she was kidnapped, and there were witnesses who claimed she was taken by two men.It should not have been difficult for Sebastian to find two local thugs, but the two left Lovian on the same day to his bewilderment.At this point, Vicky had been missing for over half a month.He would call Vicky every single day, hoping for a miracle, bu
Vicky scowled at the mention of Sebastian."Tyler didn't hide me away. I was kidnapped, and Tyler was the one who rescued me."In the past, Vicky might have had doubts about Tyler, but after all the things that had happened, she trusted Tyler unconditionally.Vicky hesitated a moment and decided not to mention what she had experienced in Forever Night.Jennifer could tell the change in Vicky's attitude and asked, "Vicky, you don't intend on traveling overseas now, do you?"Vicky's blood ran cold at the mention of 'overseas' and said, "Yeah. I'm not leaving anything soon.""Vicky, Missus Williams from Barama emailed me yesterday and said that she loves our dresses. She wants to order another one from us," Cece said."Missus Williams?""Vicky, you were a guest in the fashion week that took place in Barama a year ago. You met Missus Williams there and designed a dress for her," Cece explained.If it happened a year ago, it was before Vicky lost her memories, and since she could n