Vicky stared at him and gritted out, "I am divorcing you."Her heart sank slightly at the mention of divorce as she was severely traumatized by what happened. Despite learning about the truth, she could not help but feel terrified at the notion of divorcing Tyler.The look in his eyes darkened. "What did you just say, Vicky?"The fear within her intensified in his presence, and for a moment, she felt like caving in. She quickly cast her weakness aside and repeated, "I said, I am divorcing you."He set her down on the bed and pinned her against it, their faces inches away from one another. "Hm? Say it again."His tone of voice was calm, but the darkness lurking in his eyes sent chills down her spine.She clenched her fists and panted heavily as she opened her mouth to speak, but she failed to make a sound.At this moment, she was forced to admit that she feared the man before her, to the point that one look from him was enough to terrorize her.Tyler's expression eased in respon
Vicky's eyes lit up with anger as she gritted out coldly, "How is obeying you going to benefit me?""Do you really think that I won't touch you?" said Tyler."I wouldn't dare." She chuckled. "You've always done whatever you wanted with me anyway, right?"He seemed to be oblivious to her sarcasm and said, "It's good that you're aware of that."The scent of blood filled the air, and both of them were dripping blood from their lips.Vicky recalled the time she scratched the masked man in the chest and Tyler had not been home for the week that followed. Realization dawned on her that he had been avoiding her out of concern that she might recognize him.She had been trying whatever she could to find the woman he had been meeting in secret, only to find out that it had been her all along.'Tyler went to sleep in a different room only to send texts to me as the masked man,' she thought to herself. 'Oh, I almost forgot. He's been toying with me all along and has probably been laughing a
Vicky was held in place by Tyler's arms....Later that night, Vicky had an odd dream.She saw a thick fog before her and saw herself being chased by someone else from a third person's perspective.She had disguised herself, changed her passport, and gone through all difficulties to finally arrive at the airport. As soon as she boarded the plane, she spotted a familiar figure.The man, who seemed to notice her gaze on him, looked up quietly as he sat elegantly on his seat."You seem disappointed to see me, don't you?" He said. "Did you really think you could escape?" He smirked. "If you enjoy playing tag so much, maybe... I can let you run to another country and have fun for a few days before I come for you again. How does that sound?"The scene changed suddenly, and a man tied up by ropes appeared before her for reasons beyond her comprehension. She could not see his face, but her other self in the dream seemed anxious when she saw the man who was tied up.She looked at the ma
Vicky obviously knew what Tyler was referring to as a kiss.After a few moments of hesitation, she kissed him once again, only this time, it was no longer a peck but a passionate kiss.Just as she was about to end it, he grabbed her by the back of her neck and pulled her toward him, causing her to fall onto his lap."B*stard, let her go!" The man on the ground struggled in rage.Not only did the other man not let her go, but he even deepened the kiss so eagerly that even his bodyguards looked away from the sight.Vicky instinctively tried to shove the man away at the sound of the other man shouting, and the suffocating kiss finally ended.She opened her eyes and found herself gazing upon a pair of dark, pensive eyes while the man studied her with a faint sneer and cold expression. "It looks like you really want me to break his legs."She halted and said, "I don't mean that. There are just too many people around, and I'm a little uncomfortable. D—Don't misunderstand."The look i
Vicky screamed and opened her eyes abruptly.The man sleeping next to her was woken up by her scream and sat up to turn on the light.The warm light chased away the darkness, and his silky voice echoed in the room. "Bad dreams?" He pulled her into his arms and reassured her, "It's fine now."She turned around blankly, and the fear in her eyes intensified when she saw his face.Part of his face was concealed by the darkness, as dark as the soul hidden beneath his skin that preyed on anyone who was drawn closer by his alluring appearance.Overwhelmed by terror, she shoved him away. "Don't touch me!"He scowled in displeasure but suppressed his emotions, considering she had just had a nightmare. He shot her a pointed look and said, "I will get you a glass of water."With that, he walked out of the room.As Tyler left, Vicky's racing heart settled down, and she realized that what she saw was only a dream.What one thought of during the day tended to haunt them at night, and she re
Vicky's heart sank.At that moment, she finally realized the reason Tyler did what he had done to her in Forever Night and pretended to be another man to terrorize her in Stoneford City.It was not retaliation, because a man like Tyler would not waste his time on something so childish.He understood that he could not lie to her about his identity forever, and before she inevitably found out, he decided to make sure that she feared him.Indeed, fear commanded submission, and she surrendered her body and soul to him out of fear.She looked down. "Turn off the lights. I want to sleep.""Sure." He turned off the lights and pulled her back into his arms before drifting back to sleep....The next day, Vicky got out of bed to wash up after waiting for Tyler to leave.Once she finished breakfast, she made a call to Missus Mills. "Missus Mills, where is Sebastian? Can I meet with him?"Missus Mills was slightly shocked to receive a call from Vicky all of a sudden, because Vicky did n
Missus Mills frowned at the way Sebastian fawned over Vicky, but since she needed Vicky's help, she simply picked up a fruit basket and went to wash the fruit.Once she was gone, Vicky said, "Sebastian, I'm sorry. I misunderstood you."Tyler was an extremely calculative man, and under his scheme, she was misled to think that Sebastian was the one who put her in the position. It was not until she found out the truth that she realized everything had been nothing but an enormous scam that Tyler made Sebastian his scapegoat.Sebastian was slightly surprised by her words. "Vicky, w—why did you...""I found out." An apologetic look emerged on her face. "I've wrongfully accused you of something you didn't do."Sebastian did not seem to hold a grudge against her and consoled her instead, "Even I get tricked when I'm facing a man like Tyler, so it's normal for you to fall for it when you don't have any insight into what happened."Sebastian stared at Vicky hesitantly and she said, "Sebast
Sebastian shook his head. "It dawned on me that I overreacted after I got my bearings, so I tried to contact Alex again, but I couldn't find him. I asked his family, but they said Alex had been out of it after his legs were broken, and he never cared about other people."One day, he left a letter and left his family. He asked his family and friends not to worry about him because he only wanted some time to be alone. After that…I can't get my hands on any of his news."Vicky heard that and her eyes started to waver. She thought the dream she had last night happened because of the shocking truth she discovered. From the looks of it, it was more than what she thought.By then, Missus Mills came out with a bowl of washed fruits."Missus Hart." She gave Sebastian a warning look before smiling at Vicky. "Please have some fruits."Ever since Vicky was here, she had been calling Vicky 'Missus Hart'. It was an act of means to remind Vicky and also Sebastian of their situation.Vicky looke