The man acted swiftly and caught Vicky before she slammed onto the ground."What's wrong? Were you having a nightmare?" Tyler asked, his handsome features faint under the moonlight.Vicky would have felt safe when she saw him at any other time, but fear had taken over her at this moment, and she hysterically tried to get away from him. "Let me go! Don't touch me... Go away! Go away!"She was feverish and completely out of control, which she had not been except for the first week since she returned home from Forever Night."Vicky." Tyler stared into her eyes. "It's me."Vicky's eyes remained dazed and unfocused as she struggled to distinguish dream and reality.She continued to fight his embrace and screamed, "Let me go! Let me go right n—mmph!"Tyler lowered his head and captured her lips. Unlike his usual forceful ways, his kiss was gentle and consoling at the moment.Tyler was never a gentle and caring man, but when he acted that way, there was not a woman on earth who could
Tyler was awake. Vicky silently thanked the darkness for concealing the panic in her expression.After a few moments of silence, she said, "I'm just thirsty and want to grab a glass of water."She heard a slight shuffle on the other side of the bed as Tyler got out of bed. "Stay still. I'll get you a glass of water."Since Tyler had woken up, Vicky gave up on going outside. "Okay."The lamp by the nightstand was turned on, and the room was instantly lit in its warm, yellow light.Tyler walked out of the bedroom and returned shortly after with a glass of water.The light was faint, and Tyler's shadow was reflected on the wall. Vicky, however, felt familiar with the sight as though she had seen it before.She frowned as she watched him approach with the glass of water."Here you go."Vicky did not have time to hold onto her thought and accepted the glass. "Thank you."Once she finished her water, the two went back to sleep....Time flew. It was already the second night of th
The only times Vicky would call the masked man were when he threatened her into doing so.'I guess it's not that strange. It's not like he has his voice changer on all day long, just waiting for me to call,' she thought. 'He could be busy or occupied.'She realized that this might be her way of finding the weakness of the man and went on to call two more times. Still, the man did not answer nor had he replied to her message.Soon, Tyler came over to look for her and saw Vicky staring at her phone thoughtfully. The look in his eyes darkened, and he walked over to her. "What are you looking at?"She put her phone away. "Nothing. Just got bored and started reading news articles.""We can head back now.""Okay."Once they returned to the hotel, Vicky headed for a shower. By the time she returned to the bedroom, she noticed an unread message was on her screen.She unlocked her phone and realized that the masked man finally replied.[Why are you contacting me all of a sudden?]Vick
Vicky panicked as though she was the one being caught cheating."You had a call and I heard your phone vibrating, so I was going to take it out and bring it over to you..."Vicky lowered his gaze to the phone in Vicky's hand, and his expression darkened.He snatched the phone from her hand and hissed darkly, "Who gave you the right to go through my things?""I..." Her heart sank at the sight of the frosty expression on his face.She wanted to argue, but she had indeed been trying to invade his privacy, so she could not argue with his accusation.Tyler glanced at the phone and turned around.Vicky watched him from behind and blurted out asking, "Who is that woman?"He stilled but did not turn around, so she could not see the look on his face.Tyler stood wordlessly, and tension began to rise in the air."Who exactly was the woman who called you just now?" Vicky repeated her question.Tyler finally turned around to look at her with a cold look in his eyes. "Vicky, don't you th
Tyler did not deny that he had another woman and simply implied that he had not been physically intimate with the woman.Perhaps it was because Vicky had not replied to the masked man's message that he called, and her phone started to vibrate.She simply rejected the call and replied to his message. [Alright.]Vicky's message was supposed to indicate her lack of interest in continuing the conversation, but she soon received another message.[Why did you keep calling me? Is there something urgent that you need from me?][No. I was just free and decided to send you a message.]The masked man seemed to be less occupied at night and replied again within a matter of seconds. [Why are you still awake? Isn't Tyler around?][He is busy with work.]Naturally, Vicky could not possibly tell the masked man that Tyler had gone to a separate room because of a woman whose name was not even stored on his phone.The fact that Tyler did not label the woman's contact with a name simply proved to
The setting sun tainted the sky with its golden-red color.Vicky had lost count of the times she checked the clock on the wall, as Tyler should be home by this time.In the past few days, though there were times when Tyler had a problem with her, he would always return home for dinner despite being extremely cold to her. However, he was half an hour late on this day.She did not know about the other woman in the past, but at this moment, she knew. She was hysterical and simply could not settle down.'Maybe he hasn't been physically involved with that woman yet, but who knows if he'll lose control someday?' she thought. 'It's human nature to be double-standard after all.'Unable to contain herself any longer, she made a call to Tyler.Beep. Beep. Beep.Sometime later, the call was answered, and the familiar, frosty voice came through the speaker. "What is it?"Vicky sighed a breath of relief as she was fearing that the call would be answered by a strange woman who proceeded to t
Vicky clenched her fists. "Are you...really busy lately?""Yeah.""Because of that business deal?""Is there something else you want to say?" he questioned impatiently."Well… When will you come home, then?""Depends," he said before hanging up.Her pale face and dazed eyes were reflected on the screen of the phone, and after taking just a few bites of food, Vicky headed upstairs.Instead of going to her study to work, she made another call. "Cece, do you know anyone who can track Tyler?"Cece was baffled by this question but did not ask any questions. "I'll ask around."Half an hour later, Vicky's phone rang.
"Vicky, I asked around. Mister Spark is the only one who said he can help."Tyler was practically the king of Stoneford City, and only a handful of people had the power to follow Tyler around.Even the press steered clear of Tyler's scandals without his permission, so one would need a certain level of influence to investigate anything about Tyler.Vicky had lost her memories and all her connections in the past were of no use to her, so she could only seek Cece's help to look for those who could assist her with the investigation.Vicky instantly knew that Cece was talking about Harvey, and she felt reluctant to seek Harvey's help, so she fell into silence.Cece knew Vicky well enough to know the reason for her silence and said, "Should I ask for Jennifer's help?""It's fine," Vicky said. "Jennifer doesn't know that many people in Stoneford City, and Anthony is desperate for a chance to make her his puppet... Don't tell her about this."Jennifer had always been a kind young woman