"How would I know if you are lying to me?" Vicky asked."There's no need for me to lie to you about these things." Realizing that this was not convincing enough, Harvey added, "Vicky, I know you want your memories back, and I can help you with that. If I can help, that should prove that I'm not lying to you about this, right?"His tone was so certain that Vicky could not help but ask, "You seem confident that you can help me get those memories back.""I've consulted doctors about your condition. Since you can remember some parts of the memories you lost, there's no reason why you can't recall everything. You were clearly on the edge of remembering everything a while back when you suddenly stopped recalling anything. Isn't that strange?"It was indeed strange, and Vicky wondered more than once about what the issue was.She had considered if the problem lay in the hypnosis session, but she shot the idea down.From her perspective, Tyler had no reason to stop her from recovering her
"What else?"Doctor Yelmon froze in shock as she did not expect Tyler to be so sharp.Not daring to lie, she explained everything she saw in detail.Tyler listened quietly and said, "Alright."He hung up afterward....At night, Vicky sat in her study and stared at the designs she drew on the computer screen.She had not moved at all for hours.Harvey's words filled her mind, and she could not find peace in any way.'If Harvey was telling the truth...what exactly is Tyler trying to achieve here?' she thought.Suddenly, the door was pushed open.Vicky looked up at the door and saw Tyler walking in with a glass of tea."It's time for your medicine," he said."Sure." Vicky accepted the glass from his hand and drank the tea in one smooth motion.After that, she noticed that Tyler was staring at her with his dark eyes that resembled two bottomless holes.She twitched and accidentally dropped the glass.Crash! The broken pieces shattered in all directions.Startled, Vicky in
Instantly, tension rose in the air as Vicky's words seemed to have triggered a taboo.She came to realize why Tyler never mentioned anything about their past; he was not hiding the truth on purpose but was simply reluctant to mention it because the past was taboo for him.Tyler fell into silence and treated Vicky's wound quietly.Vicky desperately wanted to shower, but she could not summon the courage to argue with him.Tyler put the first-aid kit away and walked over to the bathroom while Vicky stared at her foot and decided to give up on a shower.The way Tyler looked at her when she was drinking the tea was strange. She felt trapped under a gigantic net, and one look was all it took for her to drop the glass.She felt like he was observing her because he found out about something.Just as she was absorbed in her thoughts, Tyler stepped out of the bathroom."Your wound can't touch water," he said. "So you need to use the bathtub for a few days.""... Okay."Vicky was about
Tyler looked up and caught the dazed look in Vicky's eyes as though she was looking at someone else through him.The look in his eyes darkened, and he started to move roughly.Sensing the pain on her skin, Vicky snapped out of it. Her heart sank when she found herself staring into a pair of cold, devilish eyes.'I...didn't even say anything just now, so why is he looking at me like that again?' she thought.Not knowing how she had provoked Tyler, she lowered her gaze to avoid looking at him, only for him to lift her chin with his damp, long fingers."Who were you looking at?" he asked.Vicky was stunned. "I was looking at you."Tyler was the only person in the bathroom apart from her, so she could only be looking at him.His anger seemed to have escalated in response to her words. He leaned closer and repeated, "I'm going to ask you one more time. Who were you looking at?"They were so close to one another that they could practically hear each other's heartbeat.Vicky felt co
"Tyler, I have my own career. I'm not here to clean up your mess. Can you stop your girlfriends from coming to my studio to cause trouble?!"The voice was familiar, and Vicky recognized her own voice."She was the one who found you, so how is that my fault?" Tyler said coldly in the recording."She wouldn't have come to me if you weren't messing around with women all the time.""As if you don't play around," he said. "Think about how many times I've cleaned up your mess.""Those are accidents. I didn't cause those things to happen on purpose.""Accidents? You sure are in a lot of accidents.""I'm talking about you, not me!""You haven't even resolved your own drama with other men and here you are, confronting me. How ridiculous," he said impatiently. "If this is why you called, I'm hanging up.""Tyler," she said. "I've explained over and over again, telling you that I'm not involved with him in any way."Tyler chuckled darkly. "Your lover came banging on our door, and you cla
Vicky would not undergo hypnosis every day and would only attend one to two sessions each week as over-exposure to hypnosis could be harmful.It was challenging to stop attending the session without raising Tyler's suspicion as he was far too sharp."It's not that difficult," Harvey said when she expressed her concern. "I'll arrange a large group of customers for you. If you get busy, you won't have time to go to your treatment. I'll get the hypnotist into the mix, and when your 'customer' comes over to your studio, she can treat you.""But Tyler has eyes everywhere. If he finds out...""Don't worry. I'll make arrangements accordingly, so there won't be any issue."Vicky relaxed. "Thank you, Harvey.""Don't thank me. I'm just doing what I should. Had it not been for you, I would've..." Harvey paused and changed the subject. "Remember not to raise Tyler's suspicion in any way for now.""Okay."...Under Harvey's arrangement, Vicky started getting busy.She had not acted out of
Tyler would make sure that she finished the tea every night, and Vicky once questioned if she was being drugged. However, she soon denied the thought that Tyler was poisoning her as he had other options if he wished to kill her.Using poison would require a long-term commitment when he could simply hire an assassin to do the job.Vicky could tell that Tyler truly wanted a child, so she stopped having doubts about the tea.What the hypnotist said reminded her that the tea did not have to be poisonous....Vicky wanted to find a chance to test what the tea was truly for but saw no opportunity in doing so whenever Tyler was around.Still, Tyler was a busy man and would not always be home in time, and whenever that happened, he would have Jade take his place instead.Since Vicky had been cooperative, Jade had not been as strict, and Vicky managed to keep some of the tea when Jade was not looking before handing the tea to Harvey for chemical testing.Harvey replied swiftly, "The tea
Harvey knew that he would not get to see Vicky during her birthday.Considering how insanely possessive Tyler was, Tyler would make Vicky suffer if he found out that she was in contact with him. Hence, Harvey decided to give her his blessing ahead of time to keep her out of trouble.Vicky understood that he was being considerate and said, "Thank you."Harvey ended the call with a smile....Since the relationship between Vicky and Tyler had been rather harmonious, Tyler did not intend on spending time with other women on her birthday,He sent Jade to deliver a dress to Vicky and informed Vicky of the location of the restaurant that he had reserved.After Jade left, Vicky tried on the beige dress and was enticed by its beauty. The dress moved gently as she moved, giving her a heavenly look.Vicky rarely dressed in such a lady-like style, and she felt a lump in her throat as she studied her reflection in the mirror, recognizing that this was a dress that Gloria tended to wear.A