"With what's going on with your company, you aren't as rich as you were before, so it's only normal that I want to leave.""You kept asking me how Noah is better than you... To be honest, he isn't as good-looking as you are, but he has higher status and a better personality. You can make more money in the future, of course, but as far as personality goes... Well, a tiger can't change its stripes, right? Tyler, you're boring and unromantic. You don't speak much and you are always cold and distant. It bores me to be with you. Noah, on the other hand, is humorous and knows how to please women. He majors in music as well, just like me, so we share the same interest.""I didn't want to say these things at first, but you insist that I explain myself...so, I can only tell you the truth. Noah is better than you. I'll admit that I liked you when we first met. After all, you're extremely good-looking and wealthy at the time... It's inevitable for girls to fall for a man like that. But ever sin
Tyler then took a sip of the water himself.Vicky felt even more confused, but she was too thirsty to care and drank all the water in the glass.Her throat felt less dry, and her voice was not as hoarse. "Tyler, what are you—"Before she could ask what he was plotting, he pulled her into his arms.He lowered his head to kiss her on the forehead before burying his nose into her neck, muttering in his melodious voice, "You are the best, Vicky."She froze and wondered if she heard him correctly.He never once said something like that throughout their time as a couple, even after he kidnapped her. She was so dumbfounded that she started having ridiculous thoughts, wondering if he was possessed.Soon, her confusion was lifted.He planted gentle kisses on her cheek and whispered, "I'm sorry for misunderstanding your relationship with Noah..."She remained dazed for a while before coming to a realization.The sheets had not been changed, and the spot of blood on them stood out.'I
When they were dating, Tyler would never force himself on Vicky so long as she refused to carry on.At this moment, however, he seemed to not care about her will or feelings, which meant that his kindness had all been nothing but a mask.The pain and distance between them increased from the betrayal and mistrust they experienced, and nothing could change that.Tyler had only meant to punish Vicky with the kiss, but as soon as his lips touched hers, everything spiraled out of control. He started panting heavily, and his eyes darkened with lust.He had been patient for a long time for her sake.She used to belong to him, so he did not want to force or hurt her. However, though he finally claimed her physically, it did not mean that she belonged to him.Vicky would run whenever she was given the chance, and no matter how much love he showered her with, she would only feel disgusted by it.He deepened the kiss as though that was the only way to claim her entirely.When everything c
Just as Vicky was about to keep searching, a hand reached out and presented her with a box of pills."It's here," Tyler said.Once Vicky took the pill and returned to the bedroom, she saw Tyler reading an instruction guide with a tube of ointment in his hand.It was not until later at night when Vicky came out of the shower and saw Tyler approaching her with the ointment that she finally came to realize what it was."I can do it myself," she said awkwardly as she stared at the man before her."You can't.""I can!"Vicky reached out to snatch the tube of ointment out of his hand, but he moved away swiftly and glanced at her flushed cheeks. "We've done everything there is to do, so why are you shy?"He ignored her protest and moved to apply the ointment for her, but Vicky refused to comply and kept dodging.It was not hard for Tyler to retrain Vicky, but he was holding the ointment in one hand and needed to apply it to her wound with precision, so he was rendered helpless at the
"Vicky, wake up," a nervous voice called out. "Vicky? Vicky!"Vicky opened her eyes and placed a hand on her head before realizing that Gloria was right by her side."Gloria?" sputtered Vicky and was instantly surprised by how hoarse her voice sounded.Gloria stared into the dazed look in Vicky’s eyes and asked, "What happened, Vicky?"... Nothing."Gloria was startled by how Vicky suddenly fainted. She tried to wake Vicky, but nothing she did seemed to work.She studied the pale look on Vicky's face and asked, "Vicky, did you...remember something?"Vicky lifted her eyebrows. "Yeah. I did remember something," she drawled.A conflicted look appeared on Gloria’s face. "Have you recovered all your memories?"Vicky shook her head and closed her eyes for a while before opening them again. "I'll get you out of here. It's getting late, so I need to go now."Vicky stood up and walked toward the door."Vicky," Gloria called out. "Do you still love him?"Vicky paused, but instead of
"Do you really...hate me this much?"Vicky jolted awake and was drenched in sweat. She grabbed her phone to check the time and noticed that she had only slept for an hour.After reading the last message she received from the mysterious man, she wiped her sweat away and made a call to Harvey."Vicky?" Harvey answered the call.Vicky cut to the chase and said, "Gloria didn't leave on her own. She's been kidnapped.""Did Tyler do this?""Yeah."Harvey did not seem surprised. "Do you know where she is?"Vicky provided him with the address, and Harvey blurted out asking, "How do you know this, Vicky?"Vicky hesitated for a moment before informing Harvey about the mysterious man.He chuckled bitterly and said, "Even after all these years, you still trust him with everything."Vicky stayed quiet for a while before saying, "I'm sorry for misunderstanding you.""It wasn't a misunderstanding. I was at fault, and I—" He paused in realization and asked excitedly, "Vicky, have you regai
After the call with Harvey, Vicky's head started to hurt again, and she went back to sleep.The next time she woke up was when the sky had turned dark. The lights in the room were not turned on, so the room was pitch dark.She fumbled to grab her phone, and after a while, her fingers came into contact with a human's hand.Anyone would be startled by that, and Vicky shrieked. "Ah!"Click! The lights by the nightstand were switched on.The faint light did not blind her and revealed a familiar face.Tyler was staring at her with a shadow looming over his face.Her eyes widened, and her heart threatened to stop beating.For a moment, she seemed to have traveled back to that week-long hellish experience of the time when she was kidnapped by Tyler.He thought that she was corresponding with Monty in secret and that she was plotting an escape, so he chained her up in a dark room and continued to ask repeatedly why she betrayed him.He would sometimes be gentle, only to act extremely
Halfway through, someone knocked on Vicky's door, and Tyler strolled in with a glass of familiar-looking liquid.The scent of herbs filled the air.Tyler had been busy lately and had ordered someone else to deliver her the tea instead of watching her drink it himself.'He's making me the tea himself again tonight... Is he suspecting something?' she thought.Vicky had regained 90% of her memories, so the tea no longer had any effect on her.She accepted the glass and drank the tea in one smooth motion before handing the glass back to Tyler.He placed it on the table and stared at her lips unblinkingly.She instinctively looked away, and he simply lowered his head to kiss away the tea that was left on her lips.She tensed and wanted to turn away, but he simply placed a hand at the back of her hand and pressed her closer toward his chest.Vicky started shivering, which was unusual.She would resist, obey, or simply lay limp, but she rarely shivered in his arms.Tyler stopped an