"No," Vicky explained. "Jennifer ran into some trouble, so she isn't here yet."Tyler's voice deepened. "Is that so?""Yeah. I'm not lying to you. Cece went to pick her up, and she just left."Tyler turned his attention from Vicky to Sebastian. "Well, what's going on with him, then?"Vicky glanced at Sebastian and muttered, "I don't know why Mister Mills is here either."Noting Tyler's lack of response, Vicky stole a glimpse at him sheepishly. "Tyler...""I'm sorry." The tension in his voice eased, and so did his expression. "I shouldn't have taken this out on you.""It's fine." She relaxed and did not blame Tyler for the way he reacted.She once reached out to Sebastian, which ended with her being tricked by him, and in the end, she needed Tyler to clean up after the mess she made.It was understandable that Tyler would resent Sebastian for it.Tyler lowered his gaze to hide the ruthlessness hidden in his eyes. "Vicky, are you still going to dine here?""No... I was about t
"Jennifer passed out in the rain, and I've just arrived at the hospital with her. She's running a really high fever of 39 celcius..."...Since Jennifer had fallen sick, the celebration was postponed and Vicky hurried to the hospital as well.Tyler went with her, much to Cece's bewilderment.She once bad-mouthed Tyler with Vicky in private before, but Tyler was simply too intimidating and Cece would cower whenever she saw him. Whenever his eyes would land on her, she would feel like she was being strangled.Cece could not understand how Vicky could spend so much time with a man like that.In the meantime, Jennifer was lying in bed like a fragile porcelain doll, and Vicky frowned at the sight. "Cece, what's going on? Why is Jennifer down with a fever?"It was unlikely that Jennifer came down with a fever immediately after she went out in the rain, so the only possibility was that she was already ill before she headed outside.Cece choked back her tears and said, "Jennifer hasn't
Vicky came to a sudden halt.She remembered their anniversary before Jennifer's birthday, but since Jennifer was admitted to the hospital and she had been busy taking care of Jennifer, Vicky completely forgot about it.She walked over to Tyler and said apologetically, "Tyler, I'm sorry. I... I forgot that it's our anniversary today."The man turned around to look at her. "You've lost your memories, so it's normal that you'd forget."He remained expressionless and his tone remained flat, but Vicky could still tell that he was upset.They both knew she did not forget about their anniversary because of her amnesia.Vicky sat down across from Tyler and said, "Jennifer has been unconscious for the past few days, and she suddenly woke up just now. I was in such a hurry to get the doctor's help that I forgot about our date..."Tyler did not respond to it and simply waved the waiter over expressionlessly. "Start serving."As they waited for their food, Vicky tried to initiate a convers
"Put my ring on for me."Vicky lifted her gaze to look at Tyler, who stood tall before her, blocking all the lights and fireworks behind him. A shadow loomed over his features.Vicky picked up the remaining ring and carefully put it onto his ring finger.It fitted perfectly as well.Once the two exchanged rings, the waiter smiled and said, "We hereby wish for many more years of joy and happiness for you, Mister Hart, Missus Hart."With that, the waiter bowed respectfully and left.Vicky stared at the rings on their hands and how their hands were joined. She felt as though they were at a wedding."This is my gift to you for our fourth anniversary." Tyler looked at her intently. "Do you like it?"She nodded. "I do.""If you do, don't ever take it off."She beamed. "Sure."Throughout the four years they were married, they had always been struggling with their relationship, and Tyler never bothered to wear a wedding band.They finally reached a point where neither of them wante
In the past month, Vicky and Tyler shared the same bed, but Tyler had not made any advance on her.It was not that he no longer desired her, but Vicky had been severely traumatized since she returned from Forever Night.She would either lose sleep or suffer from nightmares, and though she was making progress with therapy, she would still back away from Tyler's touch.Tyler knew that she was struggling to overcome her demons and did not push her.It was their fourth anniversary, and though she forgot about it, Tyler remembered and went to the lengths of planning a surprise for her.She had arrived late and upset Tyler, so she felt that intimacy might be the way she could compensate him, especially since she was recovering with the help of her therapist.Intimacy was inevitably the tie that kept a marriage together, so she did not back away and wrapped her arms around his neck.Tyler deepened the kiss when suddenly, the ringing of a phone interrupted them.Ring!Vicky pushed Tyl
"Vicky, Lily Foster is here as well," Cece hissed, "and she is fanning the fire here... Jennifer has just woken up, and Anthony brought that goody-two-shoes here to upset her!"Not daring to delay any further, Vicky said, "Don't panic. I'm coming." She covered the speaker and said to Tyler, "I'm leaving."Without waiting for his response, Vicky rushed out of the room.As the door closed, the look in Tyler's eyes darkened....By the time everything was settled on Jennifer's end, it was already after midnight.Knowing that Vicky was afraid of the dark, Cece took a taxi to send Vicky home.The car stopped outside the mansion, and Vicky opened the door to step out when Cece asked, "Do you need me to walk you inside, Vicky?""It's fine." Vicky smiled. "I'm not that scared of the dark anymore.""But...""I came alone, didn't I? Did I look scared to you just now?"Cece bowed her head sheepishly. "I'm sorry for causing you trouble again, Vicky.""Had I not gone missing, Jennifer w
Vicky let go of the box, and the mask inside fell onto the floor with a loud thud.Her blood ran cold at the sight of the mask. Her lashes fluttered, and she started to feel lightheaded from the intense fear.Her nightmare had returned."Vicky?"Both Cece and Jennifer turned to look at her in shock.Though the mask looked devilish, it was not special in any way. They could not understand why Vicky would react this way.Vicky tried her best to control her emotions, but she could not help but shiver.Jennifer sensed that something was wrong and shot Cece a pointed look.Cece immediately picked up the mask and placed it back into the box before sealing the box once again. "It's...a pretty creepy mask. I guess this is one of the horror-themed boxes.""Yeah. I was scared for a moment there as well," Jennifer agreed."Vicky, you stayed with Jennifer the whole night last night, right? You must be exhausted. Go home and rest. I'll stay with her tonight," Cece said.Ever since Tyler
A familiar, altered voice came from the speaker. "It's been a while, Miss Shaw. Have you been well?"Vicky tried her best to stay calm but failed to control the shivering of her voice. "What do you want?"The man chuckled. "I've come to Stoneford City for a business trip, and since you live here as well, I decided that we should meet up for old times' sake."Vicky's ruffled breathing could be heard through the phone as she questioned, "How did you get my number?""Is that supposed to be difficult?" the man drawled. "I should thank you for giving me all your personal details back then."He was right. Vicky had given a lot of personal information about herself when she sought the masked man's help to escape Forever Night.Since she was also Tyler's wife, it was extremely easy to track her down.Vicky clenched her fists until her fingers turned pale. "Sir, I've left Forever Night, and I no longer belong to them. If you've looked into me, you should know that.""Well, you aren't ly