"W—What's wrong?"Tyler continued to look at her with an unreadable, eerie expression. Suddenly, an odd-sounding chuckle escaped him when he realized Vicky had no idea what she did or said to have him react this way."A way to return what I did for you? So everything you did for the past few days was a gesture to return for what I did for you?"Vicky was stunned. "Yes…"Even before she finished her sentence, Tyler started to laugh discreetly. Despite that, he was not…genuinely happy. His eyes were dark and hurtful, and his laughter was full of irony.It caused Vicky to panic, and her instincts kicked in as she grabbed Tyler's arm.However, Tyler withdrew his arm indifferently and got on his feet. He put on his usual indifferent, cold face while his eyes looked clear and cold.The riled, wanton man no longer existed as if everything was just an illusion."Tyler…"Tyler had been very gentle and caring to her as of late. To be more exact, he would fulfill any of the wishes she ex
Vicky's room was dark.A bolt of lightning flashed again, which allowed Tyler to have a clear look at the room.The bed was nicely made without anyone sleeping on it. Obviously, Vicky was not ready to go to bed yet because the curtain was not closed.Shock flashed through Tyler's eyes as he quickly switched on the light in the room. As expected, the room was empty. He quickly searched the bathroom and his own, but he failed to see Vicky.At that moment, he no longer felt tipsy. He took out his phone to call Vicky—and it was at that moment he heard a melodious ringtone near the door.He spotted Vicky's phone nicely placed, and it took him a few seconds to realize Vicky was missing as he gazed at the ringing phone.Worse, she did not bring her phone with her.He knew Vicky called and texted him a while ago. During then, he was drinking at the bar and was reluctant to answer the call or reply to Vicky's messages.Panic hit him hard when he finally realized Vicky was missing.Yes,
The outside world terrified Vicky. If she was not angry at him, she would have never left the house, especially when it rained so heavily.Tyler no longer hesitated as he strode out of the room with his phone and called someone."I don't care what you do. Ten minutes… No! I'm giving you five minutes to track down the girl I asked you to find last time.""That girl again?" came the voice of a man from the other end, sounding curious and shocked. "Tyler, have you…fallen in love with her?""It's none of your business. Just find her!"The man hesitated and said, "Tyler, you know you shouldn't be restrained by a relationship at an important time like this. If Lincoln Hart learns about this, he can make use of her and stop you from returning to the Hart family.""I never want to go back anyway," Tyler said."I know you don't want to go back, but…you don't have a choice now. They know the truth. Your existence has seriously affected Lincoln's status. If you don't go back, he'll get rid
Tyler looked into Vicky's eyes. "Why didn't you take your phone with you?""I was in a hurry and left the phone at the door when I put on my shoes. I only remembered that I didn't have my phone with me…when I was at your office. I asked the guard about you and was told you weren't in today, so I came back."However, the distance from this apartment to Tyler's office was very far. It was difficult to hail a taxi since it was raining heavily, so she was drenched even with an umbrella.Since she failed to locate Tyler and did not have her phone with her, she could only come back to the apartment.The moment she saw Tyler, she was struck with happiness. Still, she did not understand why Tyler was mad at her in the first place.When she was on the way back, she kept asking herself what she did to have made Tyler angry. Was it because she agreed to have intimacy with him when they were not married or an actual couple? Was it because he thought she was alright with sleeping with any men?
Vicky looked in the mirror and watched Tyler use the hair dryer on. For some unknown reason, the sight looked rather hilarious.Suddenly, she recalled how she once used to dry his hair for him when she took care of him not long ago. The heat from the hair dryer felt warm and comfortable.After the hectic night, Vicky felt her taut nerves easing into comfort as she slowly grew groggy. Not long after, she dozed off.Tyler only noticed that she fell asleep after having dried her hair. He bent down and leaned forward to kiss her forehead.Vicky frowned at the sensation that disrupted her dozing off. She moved her head to the side and mumbled, "Tyler, stop it… I'm very sleepy…"Every morning after Tyler woke up, he would shower her with kisses to wake her up.Hearing this, Tyler stopped and carefully lifted her, looking down at her serene sleepy face.All of a sudden, he recalled how she tried to ask him a question but did not finish.'Tyler, are we…' Halfway through the question, s
Cece noticed Vicky's reaction and said, "Mister Hart comes here every day to hear any updates about you… He's even contacted a hypnotist. The doctor would've employed a hypnotherapist treatment on you if you remained unconscious."Vicky looked at Cece. "Hypnotize?""Yes. The doctor knew you lost your memory, so he suspected something had happened to the nervous system in your brain. He tried all sorts of methods but still failed to wake you up…"Cece then looked at Vicky. "What happened? Why were you unconscious for so long?"For some reason, she felt like something was different about Vicky ever since she woke up.Vicky looked out the window and said softly, "I remembered something."Dumbstruck, Cece exclaimed, "You regained your memory?!"Vicky shook her head. "Not all of it. Just a little.""Then…which part of memory that you remember?"Vicky gazed ahead as her voice sounded faint. "How I met Tyler…""When you first met Tyler, you say?" repeated Cece, sounding confused.V
Vicky's voice suggested she was in terrible pain. "I'm fine."Cece panicked when she noticed Vicky's pale face. "Hold on, Vicky! I'm calling the doctor—"At that very second, the door opened.A tall, lean man with a cold, regal face walked in with a group of doctors. It was evident how startled he was to see Vicky having woken up, and he took large strides toward her."When did she wake up?""Just a while ago…" Cece's voice quivered. "Mister Hart, Vicky is having a splitting headache again. Do we need to get the doctor to examine her? What if she passes out again?"Tyler looked back at the group of doctors and said, "Check her."A few of them were about to go near Vicky, but she stopped them. "I'm fine. Tyler…can you ask them to leave the room for now? I have something I want to ask you."A few seconds of silence later, Tyler said in a deep, cold voice, "Can everyone please excuse us for a moment?"The doctors did not hesitate and left the room immediately.Cece gave Vicky a
Vicky gazed at Tyler. "Why didn't you ever mention that we were once together?""Why?" His eyes were cold like the ice from the north pole, and he enunciated his words clearly, "Because it disgusts me so much just thinking of the past."Those words thumped Vicky's heart like a powerful hammer, and she paled.They used to be so happy and loving together. How did they end up like this?"Tyler, tell me the truth. What's the real reason we broke up?"Tyler responded coldly, "You should ask yourself that question.""Then…do you hate me?"Tyler laughed sardonically. "Do you deserve that?"This was not the first time she heard such a sarcastic comment from Tyler. She should have developed immunity to it at this point, but her heart still throbbed in pain nonetheless. It must have been because she just remembered how happy they were.He was a very gentle man in her memory, yet the man in front of her was so aloof. The only thing he encompassed was endless coldness.Instantly, Vicky's