"I heard they were looking for a man and a woman. It happened too suddenly, so this is all I could get, Mister Sparks. If they're looking for you, you'll be turning yourself in if you leave now."Harvey's pupils shook. "Alright. I got it."He hung up the phone right after that."What's wrong?" Vicky looked at him worriedly. "Is there a problem?"Harvey sported a reassuring expression and smiled carefreely. "Nothing. Tyler's reaction is very quick. He has the entire town on lockdown."Vicky's pupils shrank, and her face turned pale. "Tyler has the city in a lockdown? Then…is he going to find us?"If Tyler found her after this escape…there was no telling that he might just break her legs! The uncontended fear and horror filled her eyes. She started to pant and breathe heavily.Harvey picked up on her amounting anxiety and behavior, and he asked with furrowed eyebrows, "Vicky, what's wrong?"Vicky wanted to tell him she was alright, but her body betrayed her as she shook uncontrol
A tall man approached her slowly.Out of the blue, a bolt of lightning appeared in the sky. A cold, ferocious mask looked extremely scary under the light from the lightning. The man approached her quickly and touched her cheek softly.His voice sounded soft in the weirdest form possible as he said, "Vicky, you're not going anywhere. You're mine. Even when you're dead, you're still mine!"Suddenly, his soft voice became cold and sharp. "But why are you such a bad girl? Why do you keep thinking of running away? Since you can't control your legs, then… You shouldn't keep them. I'll chop them off for you, okay?"Before Vicky could react, a sharp dagger appeared in the man's hand. The lightning struck the sky once more, illuminating even the room. The dagger glinted sharply.The man swung and stabbed it into her leg—"Aah!" Vicky opened her eyes.Rumble! The thunder and lightning struck together.With the light from the lightning, Vicky could temporarily see the entire view of her r
Harvey did not avoid Vicky's question and answered, "I did many bad things to you in the past, so I'm just trying to atone for my sins. Also, Tyler isn't a good guy…"Harvey frowned, and his gaze darkened the moment Tyler's name came out of his mouth. "He's a despicable jerk!"Vicky did not reply. 'Calling him a despicable jerk doesn't do justice. He's a lunatic!' she thought.Her heart throbbed just by hearing Tyler's name. She did not want to continue to discuss Tyler, so she changed the topic. "I never cooked for you before, have I?"Harvey shook his head. "No."Vicky asked curiously, "What kind of person was I when you first knew me?"Harvey curled his lips into a faint smile when he was reminded of the past. "You were more active in the past. Your eyes were pure and spirited. At that time, you didn't know how cruel the world was and was a little arrogant."Vicky was surprised. "I was…like that?"Harvey looked back at her. "To tell you the truth, you've changed so much. I h
Baam! The rear-viewing mirror shattered in a deafening noise.Not a second later, she heard gunshots firing at the car.The car was bulletproof and the bullets did not pierce through the glasses, but the car would eventually suffer a certain degree of damage if the attack continued.Harvey turned around, and his expression darkened at the sight of the black car behind them.He pulled out a handgun and narrowed his eyes sharply.Baam! Baam! Baam!He fired three shots, and the cold wind instantly dispersed the smoke from the gunpoint.The car that was chasing them seemed to be bulletproof as well, and Harvey's attack only managed to slow it down slightly."When will our backup get here?" Harvey asked the driver."It'll take another ten minutes."The attack had come too fast for Harvey to make an exit plan.10 minutes were not long, but it would be challenging to stall until his backup arrived when he was clearly outnumbered.Vicky shivered in fear as she watched the car behin
Tyler's expression was unreadable, and the look in his eyes was as dark as the sky above him."Come here," he uttered calmly.He did not say her name, but Vicky knew it was a command directed at her.The fear that had taken root within her reacted to his voice, but just when she was about to walk over to Tyler, she was grabbed from behind."Don't be afraid, Vicky." Harvey's lips curled into a casual smile as he watched Tyler from the distance. "I won't let anything happen to you."Her fear eased slightly, and Vicky managed to calm herself. "Okay."Tyler turned to look at Harvey as he shielded Vicky with his body and smiled. "You never know to treasure what you have until you lose it. Mister Sparks, do you take pleasure in stealing from others?"Harvey's expression darkened slightly, but he did not lose his composure. "Would you have held onto Vicky had I not returned? She's just a tool you use to seek revenge, Mister Hart. Get off your high horse."'A tool Tyler uses to seek re
Vicky avoided eye contact with Tyler and refused to move.Tyler sneered. "Very well, Vicky. I hope you won't regret your choice."She kept her head bowed, not daring to meet his eyes.Just then, Harvey suddenly shoved Vicky to the side. "Vicky, watch out!"A deafening noise of a gunshot echoed in the air, and before she could register what had happened, she felt blood splashing onto the back of her hand and looked up abruptly to find a gun in Tyler's hand.Both Harvey and Vicky were being held at gunpoint, and smoke oozed from the pipe.Realization dawned on her and she immediately turned to look at Harvey. He covered his arm with one hand; blood oozed from the gaps in his fingers.Had Harvey not pushed her out of the way, she would have been the one who was shot.Her eyes widened in disbelief. "You...""Since you've chosen to be my enemy, I see no reason for me to hold back," Tyler said mercilessly.'Enemy?' She thought. 'That's right. Harvey is his enemy, and since I've cho
Once they were in the apartment, Jackie contacted a doctor right away.10 minutes later, a man in his thirties who wore a pair of frameless glasses stepped in with a briefcase in his hand.The man seemed confused. "Harvey has always been swift... How did he get shot?"Jackie glanced at Vicky, and so did the man. Instantly, he froze. "This is Miss Shaw...""Miss Vicky Shaw," Jackie said.Vicky noticed something odd about the doctor and Jackie but did not question them. Instead, she greeted the doctor politely. "Hello. I'm Vicky Shaw."The man smiled at her. "Hello, Miss Shaw. My name is Alexander Raven.""Do you know me, Doctor Raven?" she asked.Alexander froze."Miss Shaw, Doctor Raven here is bad at memorizing faces and can't tell people who look alike apart," Jackie said. Seeing that Vicky wanted to continue the subject, he immediately urged, "Alexander, there's no time to waste. Mister Sparks is waiting for you to remove the bullet in him.""Sure." Alexander took one last
Jackie noticed the dark look on Harvey's face and interrupted Alexander, "Alexander, it's not the time for this. Mister Sparks has just woken up, so just let it go. Besides, he was injured because he tried to protect Miss Shaw."Alexander scoffed. "God knows if he is really doing this for Vicky or for that woman. I heard that she plans on returning.""No matter what happened, she once saved Mister Sparks' life. You know that he doesn't like owing people. He's just trying to pay his debt..." Jackie said."He almost got killed and went to prison for three years. Isn't his debt paid? Stop bringing that up as if he has to spend the rest of his life paying that debt! Is Harvey responsible for her entire life simply because she saved him once?" Alexander retorted in annoyance.Jackie's tone weakened. "But Miss Shaw... She doesn't even like Mister Harvey. Besides, Vicky Shaw approached Mister Sparks with an ulterior motive as well."Alexander seemed to know a lot about the past and scoff