Before Noah could finish speaking, he heard a weird noise coming from the other side of the phone, and his call was cut off.He tried calling Vicky again, only to be greeted by the sound of the automated voice message telling him that her phone had been turned off.Noah was gobsmacked. "Oh, sh*t! I never thought Tyler would move so fast. He's crazy, absolutely crazy!"He anxiously paced around the same spot over and over again with the phone in his hand.Noah had ways of getting the latest news about Tyler, so had been keeping a close watch on him all this while. He heard that after Tyler was taken away, he was first locked up in a dark room for a week as punishment.However, Tyler remained stubbornly obsessed after he was released from the room. Later, he was diagnosed as being mentally ill, so they administered electric shocks to his brain.When Noah found out about this from his father James Canyer, he found the whole thing unbelievable instead of feeling happy."While it's t
A shudder coursed through Noah's body, and he could not help but curse, "Holy sh*t! This Tyler is ruthless."'Thank heavens my manhood is still intact,' he thought after remembering the one time when he pretended to be Vicky's boyfriend. Just thinking of this sent a chill running up his spine."How could Tyler's parents not be angry when both their beloved adopted son and father have been sent to the hospital because of him? So while Senior Hart was lying unconscious in the hospital, Tyler's parents began the so-called 'treatment' on him, but anyone with a brain could tell that it was clearly a form of torture. I don't know any other specific details since I only found out by overhearing the discussion from the other Hart family members.""And then what happened?" prompted Noah."It's not like Tyler's parents could kill Tyler there and then because, as you said, that'll make them no better than animals. Senior Hart values his bloodline more than anything in the world. Once he woke
Tyler emerged from the darkness; his twisting tall shadow was reflected on the wall.Vicky sensed something was different between the kidnapping this time and the kidnapping last time. Her palms became slicked with cold sweat as she stared at the approaching man with wavering eyes. She could feel a wave of oppression washed over her, and the temperature around her dropped to zero as he approached."You…" croaked Vicky. It was only then she realized her voice was hoarse."Are you surprised?" Tyler condescendingly looked down at her with cold, cold eyes. She had never seen him look at her like that as if she was nothing but a stranger to him. In fact, his eyes were even colder than the first time they met.Tyler seemed to have changed a lot in a short month. He had lost a lot of weight, but apart from that, Vicky could not quite put her finger on the other changes Tyler had undergone as she had no idea just what kind of torture he had been put through.Noah called her before she was
"Do it, then!" Vicky closed her eyes, her willingness to face death head-on apparent.Tyler squeezed her neck tighter and tighter, making it harder for Vicky to breathe. Even with her eyes closed, she could feel Tyler staring coldly at her. She knew then that the man before her would be crazy enough to do anything.Vicky was starting to feel like blacking out from the lack of oxygen as Tyler's fingers closed around her neck. Still, she did not put up a struggle; she quietly waited for death to claim her.Suddenly, Tyler released his grip. A burst of fresh air immediately rushed into Vicky's lungs, causing her to cough violently."I'm not going to let you die that easily," said Tyler coldly.Vicky wheezed and panted, and it took her a while to finally calm down.She did not say anything, nor did Tyler.The two of them stared silently at each other. The room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Tyler sat on the bed and looked at her with his piercing eyes as if he wanted t
"Eat this," ordered Tyler coldly."I want to eat with my own two hands." Vicky looked at Tyler. "Can you please untie me?"Tyler scoffed. "So that you'll have the opportunity to shout for help?""You'll need to untie me sooner or later." Vicky had calmed down a lot after a night's sleep. "I'll need to brush my teeth, take a shower, use the toilet…"In short, it would be impossible for her to live her life out on the bed.After a few seconds of silence, Tyler unlocked the iron chains on her hands and feet.Vicky instantly felt her body lightened. She moved her wrist and ankle to shake off the soreness before turning to Tyler."Can… Can I take a shower?"Tyler glanced at her and said nothing.Vicky took his silence as consent and got off the bed cautiously. However, her feet had been chained up for too long, and they immediately went numb the minute they touched the floor.She nearly fell to the ground, but Tyler caught her just in time. She did not even have the time to thank
However, Tyler started to get irritable again when he saw Vicky's listless appearance.Still lying on the bed, Vicky closed her eyes and was just about to fall asleep when she suddenly heard a click. Her eyes snapped open and saw Tyler unlocking the iron chains on her hands and feet."Thank you," said Vicky softly. She was probably the first person to ever thank a kidnapper.Tyler did not say anything.Since she regained a sliver of her freedom, Vicky could not wait to get out of bed. She walked over to the window and stared out of the window.Although the sun was shining outside, she could not clearly catch a glimpse of the scenery outside as the windows were outfitted with thick iron bars. So densely packed were they that Vicky could not even put one of her fingers between them.Just when Vicky was trying to take a closer look, she suddenly felt a piercing gaze burning a hole in the back of her neck. Startled, she turned to look back, only to discover Tyler sitting on the chair
Vicky was a little taken aback. The door opened!She felt like she was dreaming when she peeked out at the empty corridor outside of the door. A cool breeze washed over her, bringing with it a freshness that she never experienced in the house.Vicky took a deep breath and instinctively stepped out of the door. However, that was only as far as she got before she suddenly came to a halt. Her eyes revealed the hesitation she was feeling inside.'Tyler will never trust me again should I end up falling into his hands the next time…' she thought.Vicky had been locked up in the house for too long, and her longingness for freedom was like an irresistible temptation. Her heart began to beat faster with each step she took outside of the house.She came upon a quiet and pleasant, though somewhat remote, courtyard. There were all sorts of green foliage and flowers. The afternoon sun fell on her, warming and comforting her. She closed her eyes and yawned lazily.Vicky loved being in the cour
Vicky then turned to leave, prompting Monty to grab her wrist out of panic."Hey, don't go!"Vicky's expression turned cold. "Sir, please let go of me.""There's no need for you to be afraid. I'm really just asking for directions. I have no other intentions. I—""Let go of me now!" Vicky interrupted."No, I can't do that. My phone is almost out of battery, and I'm not familiar with the place here. I might be stuck here forever if you leave…"Vicky had completely lost her patience. She was about to put up a struggle when a cold voice sounded from behind her."What are the two of you doing?!"Vicky immediately froze, and her face changed drastically when she heard the voice."Let me go!" she said as she instinctively shook off Monty's hand.Monty, on the other hand, had not realized the gravity of the situation yet."Hey, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" he asked with surprise when he saw how pale Vicky's face had become."I told you to let go of me!""And I've already