Ch. 181..190

Loving You In Secret Chapter 181-Vicky tucked her hair behind her ear and said, "If Tyler hadn't gone off to help Miss Young, he would’ve never gotten hurt regardless of how many times I called him."

Cruel words continued to flow out of her red lips. "If I’m being honest, he deserves this. He wants to stay married yet wants to keep his first love around. This is the price he needs to pay for being so insatiable. If only he had stayed away from Miss Young, the kidnappers would’ve never targeted Miss Young to begin with."

She paused and stared at Sheila coldly. "Despite the fact that he has a wife, the kidnappers decided to kidnap you instead. Do you know what this means? Miss Young, you're far too close with a married man to the point that even outsiders think that you two are having an affair. No matter what happens to Miss Young and Tyler, I won't feel sorry for them at all because you had this coming. This is what it means to be a player and a homewrecker."

Silence fell over the crowd as everyone gaped at Vicky's words.

Tyler’s men naturally sided with Tyler, but once they tried to consider Vicky’s stance in the situation, she was not wrong.

Everyone knew that Sheila was Tyler's first love, but that had put Vicky in a place where everyone mocked her for not being cared for by Tyler.

Vicky was not a saint, and it was only natural that she resented them.

"Miss Shaw," Sheila broke the silence calmly. "Tyler is still undergoing surgery. If you are upset with me, you can say whatever you want about me. There’s no point in saying such nasty things, is there?"

Vicky glanced at her expressionlessly. "I thought that you followed my commands with absolution? Why are you still here, then? I thought I told you to leave."

Sheila's expression darkened and she growled, "Don't worry. Miss Shaw. I won't stay for much longer. Once Tyler's surgery is a success, I'll leave."

"Looks like my words aren't that effective after all, huh? Here I thought that you're bound to my every word. Miss Young," Vicky said.

Sheila decided not to respond.

She was not a reckless person, and she would be a fool to leave out of frustration when Tyler had been injured because of her.

Eventually, there was not a single person who dared to condemn Vicky any longer.

Though they outnumbered Vicky, all it took was a few words for her to render them speechless.

Sometime later, the door to the surgery room finally opened.

Harry and Adam hurried over. "Doctor, how is Mister Hart?"

The doctor removed his mask. "The bullet has already been taken out, so he's stable now."

Everyone sighed a breath of relief as Tyler was delivered to the VIP ward.

"We can't have too many visitors in the room since Mister Hart is still healing, so you should pick one person to stay and look after him."

Sheila took a step forward. "Tyler got hurt because of me. Let me stay and take care of him."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 182-Before Harry and Tyler’s other assistants could respond, Vicky coldly interjected, ‘Miss Young, I thought you said that you'd leave once we're sure Tyler is fine. You played the victim card and made it look as though you're being bullied, yet you've forgotten all about what you said within minutes?"

Sheila's expression darkened at Vicky's sarcastic tone.

Displeased, Adam said, ’Miss Shaw, you should know better than to be so forceful as Missus Hart. If Mister wakes up and finds out that you've been treating Miss Young this way, he might-"

Vicky interrupted him and said, "What Miss Young said downstairs is quite right. As a man, it's best for you to stay out of women's business."

Adam's expression darkened. "Why you-!"

"Forget it.’ Sheila lowered her gaze and muttered calmly, "if Miss Shaw doesn't want to see me, I can just leave... Tyler is more important than this argument."

A distinct comparison formed between Vicky and Sheila, with one acting willfully with no remorse, while another chose to swallow her pride and compromise despite being bullied.

Instantly, all of Tyler's subordinates started to regard Vicky and Sheila differently.

Without further delay, Sheila turned to leave and said to Maggie, "Let's go."

Maggie scowled. "But..."

Sheila stopped her from saying anything. "Let's just head back and let Tyler heal. We'll handle what happens afterward later."

Sheila and Maggie soon left the hospital.

As Adam stared at Vicky, who stood her ground, he felt increasingly frustrated but did not say anything else as Tyler's health was their priority at the moment. Since Vicky was his legal wife, there was nothing they could do to her.

The sun shone brightly the next day, and after all the rainy days, the sky looked bluer than usual.

Tyler, despite having been shot and lost a lot of blood, possessed a strong physique that pulled him through. He woke up the next day and immediately found a woman next to him.

She propped her head on her hand as she snoozed.

His vision gradually grew clearer, and he had a better look at the woman before him.

She was frowning, and one side of her cheeks was swollen as she seemed to be half-asleep.

He instinctively reached out, wanting to smooth the frown between her brows when she jolted away and opened her eyes.

When Vicky met his dark eyes, she felt dazed for a moment but soon sobered. "You're finally awake.’ She got up to press the button to call the doctor and asked gently, "Any pain?"

"I'm fine." His hoarse voice sounded seductive.

Vicky poured him a glass of water and moved it closer to his lips. ’Take a sip."

Once he finished the glass, Vicky asked, "Want some more?"

"No."

She set the glass down on the table and turned around, only to find Tyler staring at her unblinkingly.

His eyes were like two bottomless wells that threatened to suck her soul into them.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 183-Vicky’s heart raced.

Every time she looked into his eyes, she would be overwhelmed by a strange feeling. The look in his eyes seemed emotionless yet seemed to contain countless words at the same time.

Knock, knock!

Just then, someone knocked on the door, and Vicky snapped out of her daze before walking over to open the door.

"Missus Hart, do you need us for something?' the doctor asked politely.

"Tyler is awake. Please give him a checkup."

The doctors immediately leaped into action and hurried into the room. After checking on Tyler, one of the doctors said, "Mister Hart has stabilized, and all that’s left for him to do is rest."

Vicky nodded. "Thank you so much."

"You're most welcome, Missus Hart. We're simply doing our job.*

After reminding Vicky of certain things to look out for, the doctors left and Vicky called Nanny Paterson, telling her to bring over some food.

Throughout the entire time, Tyler had not taken his eyes off Vicky. Even if she refused to look at him, she could distinctly sense his eyes on her.

After ending the call, she turned to meet his eyes and said, "You were just shot. It's not like you lost your memories. Why do you keep looking at me? Don't you know me?"

He narrowed his eyes but continued to stare at her. "Why is your cheek swollen?’

Vicky touched her cheek. She had already applied ice to it and got some ointment for the swelling from the doctors. However, Sheila seemed to have struck with all her might and even after the night had passed, Vicky's cheek remained swollen.

Just as she was about to explain, she was interrupted by the knocking on the door as Sheila walked in with Maggie.

Sheila was unable to hide her excitement when she saw Tyler awake and well. "You're finally awake, Tyler!" She hurried over to stand by his bed and blurted out, "How do you feel, Tyler? Is your wound hurting? Do you need the doctor?’

"I'm fine. The doctors had already been here,' he said calmly.

Sheila was still worried. "What did the doctors say?"

"They said that my condition has stabilized."

She sighed a long breath of relief. "Good, then.’

Sheila then turned around to look at Vicky, who had remained quiet the entire time. ’I know that you don't want to see me or for me to get anywhere near Tyler, but I've recovered for the most part and will be discharged today, so I've come to...apologize to you, Miss Shaw."

She seemed to have regained her composure and continued apologetically, 'Miss Shaw, I lost my manners yesterday. No matter who was wrong, I shouldn't have resorted to violence... I'm sorry."

Sheila had phrased her words skillfully. When she said that she should not have resorted to violence no matter who was wrong, it meant that she was only wrong for hitting Vicky, but not for anything else, nor did it mean that Vicky was entirely innocent.

Vicky remained expressionless. "You were in a panicked state yesterday and almost got killed because of my phone call, so it's understandable for you to lose your cool, Miss Young."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 184-"Resort to violence?" Tyler repeated.

Sheila turned to look at Tyler with resignation. "I'm sorry, Tyler. I was hysterical last night and slapped Miss Shaw across the face..."

Maggie shot Vicky a look and muttered, "Miss Shaw keeps suspecting the nature of your relationship with Sheila and came to warn her not to trouble you no matter what happened, Mister Hart. Not long after that, Sheila was kidnapped and she was just a woman who hadn't been in such a situation before. She had no one and was on edge.

"When Mister Hart finally rushed to her rescue and they were about to escape, Miss Shaw kept calling and exposed them to the kidnappers.

That's how Mister Hart got shot while protecting Sheila..."

She paused and said, "Miss Shaw, what you said was right. Mister Hart would've never gotten hurt if he hadn't gone to rescue Sheila, and it has nothing to do with your call. However..." She turned to look at Vicky in confusion. ’What happened yesterday, Miss Shaw, for you to keep calling Mister Hart? Were you in trouble?"

Sheila and Maggie worked together perfectly, and what seemed to be an apology contained a large amount of information.

Not only had Maggie informed Vicky that Tyler was shot for trying to protect Sheila, but her words also told Tyler that Vicky had visited Sheila the day before, asking her to stop bothering Tyler. Her words also conveyed a message that Vicky had blamed everything on Sheila and did not think that the accident occurred because of her phone call.

Vicky was impressed by how skilled the two were with their words.

Tyler did not seem to be provoked by what they said, nor did he try to confront Vicky. He simply looked at her and asked, "Why did you call me last night?"

He knew that Vicky would have never called him continuously if it was not important.

Silence fell over the room as the three all focused on Vicky.

Tyler simply wanted to find out what happened, while Maggie and Sheila wondered what excuse Vicky might come up with.

After a few moments of silence, Vicky said casually, "Oh. I was kidnapped at the time. That's why I kept calling you."

Time seemed to have frozen over, and different expressions appeared on the others' faces.

Sheila was shocked, Maggie's face was filled with contempt, while Tyler remained calm.

His eyes remained trained on Vicky. "You were kidnapped?"

"Yeah."

"Ha!" Maggie could no longer hold back her laughter. "Miss Shaw, don’t you think your explanation is a bit too...far-fetched?" She scanned Vicky up and down mockingly. "Sheila was kidnapped, and now you're saying that you were kidnapped as well. All things aside, you're standing right now unscathed, and you want to say that you were kidnapped?"

The only injury Vicky suffered was the slap across the face, which was witnessed by many.

Sheila had also come all the way here in the morning to apologize to Vicky because of that, so Vicky could not claim that she was slapped by the kidnappers.

"It's the truth," Vicky said calmly.

She knew that Tyler might not believe her if she said that she was kidnapped because she was not injured at all, but for some reason, she felt like telling the truth.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 185-Knock, knock!

Someone knocked on the door, and Harry walked in with Adam.

The two were informed by the doctors that Tyler had regained consciousness and were both stunned to see so many people inside the room.

They were about to greet Tyler when he said, "Find who kidnapped my wife last night."

The two froze. "Kidnapped?"

They turned to look at Vicky, and Adam was completely dumbfounded." Mister Hart, did she say she was kidnapped?"

As he wondered how Vicky could make up such a ridiculous excuse, Tyler narrowed his eyes coldly. "Go!"

Harry and Adam shot each other a knowing look, before leaving without further delay.

Two hours later, Harry and Adam walked into the room with the results.

Harry had a slightly odd look on his face, but Adam was never a person who could keep his thoughts to himself and did not try to hide his contempt.

Though Adam had thought that Vicky's claim was ridiculous, he did not rule the possibility out completely and even suspected that Vicky was truly kidnapped the night before.

However, once the result of the investigation came, he felt foolish for believing Vicky even for a moment.

"Mister Hart." Harry handed the documents over to Tyler. "Here's the thing you asked for."

Vicky and Tyler had finished their breakfast by then. Though Sheila and Maggie had not eaten, they did not leave and simply waited patiently for the results.

Tyler leaned back on the bedhead and glanced through the information Harry brought him. Since he was a quick reader, he finished reading within minutes.

He looked up at Vicky and said, "You should come and have a look at this."

Vicky accepted the documents.

The investigation should be a simple one as they only needed to check the surveillance footage around the time of her phone call.

Since Vicky had been to Hart Corporation and her visit was witnessed by the security guard, it was even easier for Tyler's assistant to look into it.

The surveillance footage showed that she went into a taxi, and 10 minutes later, the taxi disappeared from the footage. At the end of the document, the assistants listed all the times of the calls Vicky made to Tyler.

"Mister Hart, during the time that Miss Shaw called you, the cameras didn't capture her or the taxi, and she simply showed up in the hospital out of nowhere an hour later/ Adam blurted out as he scanned Vicky in contempt and disbelief. "What kind of kidnapping ends within an hour?"

After a moment of silence, Tyler said, "Have you found the taxi?"

"We've already sent our men to look for it," Harry said.

Just then, Harry's phone rang, and he glanced at the caller number before answering it on speaker phone.

"Mister Gardner, we've found the taxi! It's been destroyed and has been sent to the scrap yard... The vehicle was destroyed last night, leaving nothing behind but the frame. As for the owner of the vehicle..." After a pause, the person whispered, "The owner's license and ID are all fake."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 186-The voice on the phone was heard by everyone inside the room, and silence fell as they all turned to look at Vicky oddly.

"Miss Shaw, I know that you want to find yourself an excuse, but...you shouldn't have made up such a horrible excuse," sneered Maggie. "You might as well have said that you were lost or something."

Adam sneered. "You saw others getting kidnapped and felt the need to act like you were kidnapped as well to get attention. What a drama queen."

Harry was a more composed man compared to Harry, but though he did not speak, he was also looking at Vicky with disbelief and doubt.

Sheila, on the other hand, said gently, "Regardless, it's a good thing that Miss Shaw came back safely. By the way..." She turned to look at Tyler." Tyler, why don't we call the doctor to check on Miss Shaw? I ran into Miss Shaw and her friend yesterday when you were in the surgery room. I'm guessing that she's probably here to treat her injuries, right?"

Vicky did not respond.

Tyler narrowed his eyes darkly and shot Harry a look. "Get a doctor to check on her."

"Yes." Harry walked over to Vicky. "This way, Missus Hart."

Vicky stood still for a few moments before leaving.

By the time the doctor was done checking her over, she returned to the room where Tyler waited alone.

After handing the medical report to Tyler, Harry left as well.

There was not a scratch on Vicky's body, and this put her at a disadvantage.

The kidnap ended too quickly, and the round trip itself would have taken an hour.

On top of that, the taxi had been destroyed and the driver was nowhere to be found. Since Vicky was perfectly fine, it did not look as though she had been kidnapped.

Tyler leaned back onto his bed and watched while Vicky walked over to him. "The doctor said that you didn't get to rest last night. You should get some sleep."

He had not mentioned a single word about the kidnapping, and she chuckled bitterly as she studied the pale look on his face. "You don't believe me, do you?"

The look in his eyes darkened. "I'll have them continue to look into this."

"And if they find nothing?"

"I'll arrange a bodyguard for you."

"You think that I'm lying as well, right?"

"Vicky, this doesn't contradict what I would do." He stared into her eyes. Whether or not Vicky was lying, he chose to investigate while assigning people to protect her.

"I know that." She stared back. "I just want to know if you believe me."

"What's the point of discussing this?"

She smiled. "Does it matter if there's a point to it?"

"If there isn't a point, why would you insist on getting an answer?"

"I think I've gotten my answer now," she said before standing and walking over to the door.

He scowled and asked, "Where are you going?"

She did not turn around and simply said, "I'm going home to bring over some living necessities."

"Get Nanny Paterson to do it."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 187-'Til get them myself. I don't like others touching my things.’

"Wait." Tyler grabbed his phone from the nightstand. "I'll have my bodyguards send you."

Vicky's hand on the doorknob stilled as she said, "It's fine. I can go home on my own. After all, I'm just acting like I was kidnapped, and it wasn't even true. Why should I be afraid at all?"

There was one person who could prove that she was indeed kidnapped, and that was Mister Kirby. However, there was no point in mentioning him. Since they were determined she was acting, it would also make sense that she had bribed a few 'witnesses' into supporting her claim.

"I told you that I'll keep looking into it," he said emotionlessly. "Are you not going to be satisfied until I say that I believe you out loud?"

She turned around to meet his eyes before shaking her head. "What's the point of saying it when you don't mean it?’

"Why are you upset, then?"

"I'm not upset."

He scanned her. "You basically have the word 'upset' written all over you."

Her hand tightened around the doorknob. "Maybe...it's just that frustrating to watch my own husband risk his life for another woman,’ she said calmly.

He frowned and explained, "I've told you this many times. I won't marry her and I only went to save her becau-"

"I know," interrupted Vicky. "Miss Young also said that you're just friends."

He continued to stare at her with a scowl as she opened the door.

"Rest. I'll go home to gather my things," she said.

Once she stepped out of the room, she felt much more at ease, but the scent of sanitizer around her still filled her with disgust. It was the scent on Tyler’s body every time he went home after visiting Sheila.

She stood and waited for the elevator.

Ding! The elevator door opened, and Adam stepped out.

She glanced at him and was about to step into the elevator when Adam said, "You don't look so pleased, Miss Shaw. Are you upset that Mister Hart won't believe you?"

Adam was the complete opposite of Harry.

Harry was great at hiding his own emotions no matter how displeased he was, but Adam could barely control himself.

The elevator door closed automatically since no one had entered.

Vicky did not want to talk to him and simply pressed the elevator button again.

As the door opened, Adam continued, "You must feel really sad that your husband doesn't believe you, Miss Shaw. When you lie one too many times, people will think that you're lying even when you're telling the truth.

"Vicky Shaw, you don't get to be upset about this. You deserve this because you are the one who caused this. This is just karma."

Adam seemed to know a lot about the past and was appalled by Vicky to the point that he could not contain himself even in front of Tyler.

He shot her one final look of contempt before storming off.

After gathering her belongings, Vicky took a shower and changed her clothes.

By the time she was done, the sky was beginning to turn dark, so she packed dinner and brought it with her to the hospital.

She was about to head out after putting the food into a thermal box when her phone rang.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 188-Vicky answered the call and heard a man's voice come from the speaker.

"Is your husband better now?"

It was Mister Kirby.

She paused before walking over to stand in front of the window. "He's awake and mostly fine."

"Have you told your husband that you were kidnapped?"

Silence fell over the two, and tension rose.

"He doesn't believe you...does he?" he whispered.

Vicky narrowed her eyes. "What makes you think that?"

"I looked into the kidnappers' identities and found out that the car avoided all surveillance cameras except for when you got into the car. Even the car plate is a fake one."

What Mister Kirby found was similar to what Tyler found.

"Your kidnapping lasted far too short, and you weren't injured in any way," he continued. ’There's no surveillance footage to support your claim either, so it's hard to prove that you were kidnapped. Besides..." He paused. "Your call resulted in your husband getting shot, so he might not believe you and might think that you're just looking for an excuse."

Mister Kirby had a brief understanding of what happened from the conversation between Sheila and Vicky. Though he did not know all the details, he was a sharp man and comprehended enough on his own.

Vicky was rendered speechless as she watched the sun fade from the sky.

After a few moments of silence, she said, "Thank you for saving me."

He sighed. "If only I knew you'd be put into this position, I wouldn't have saved you."

The glass reflected the expressionless look on Vicky's face as she said," No. You made the right call. Who knows what would've happened to me if those kidnappers had me at their mercy?"

Even if Tyler knew that she was kidnapped, he was injured and could not possibly come to her rescue, and she would have suffered at the hands of her kidnappers.

"It's best to have your fate within your control," Vicky continued calmly." People who trust you would believe in you without you having to prove yourself. People who don't will doubt you, even when you're fully capable of proving yourself right. Trying to win someone's trust by risking my own life is just too foolish."

Vicky already knew that Tyler did not believe her when he sent his assistants to investigate the kidnapping.

She knew that they might look like a loving couple on the outside, but it was all but an act.

Tyler was willing to continue the marriage with her, but he did not love her.

She might have forgotten about the past, but he had not.

Vicky did not mention the past, nor did Tyler, but the distance between them would always exist despite their effort in ignoring it.

Her relationship with Tyler was like a beautiful yet fragile building that could not be tested by storms.

She did not trust Tyler either.

She knew that Tyler was not in love with Sheila and no longer wanted to be with her. She even knew why Tyler was doing everything that he did, but she still felt miserable when Tyler was injured because of Sheila.

Her mind drifted away, but then she heard Mister Kirby chuckling. "I'm surprised that you would think that. I thought you would try everything in your power to make him believe you."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 189-"There's no point in doing so. He can believe whatever he wants to believe."

"Do you want me to stand as your witness?’

"No. This ends here."

Mister Kirby did not insist. "Alright, then. Call me if you need anything."

Vicky was about to thank him again when he said, "Don't thank me again. I'm getting tired of hearing you say that."

She froze for a moment before chuckling. "Okay. Goodbye, then."

After ending the call, Vicky headed back to the hospital and heard a soft voice of a woman as soon as she arrived outside Tyler's door.

"Tyler, you're still injured. You need to eat your dinner."

"Set it down. I will eat later," Tyler responded.

"But Tyler..." Sheila wanted to persist when she heard the door opening, and she turned to find Vicky walking into the room.

Vicky scanned the two and saw the bowl of soup in Sheila's hand.

Sensing that Vicky was looking at her, Sheila explained, "I've been discharged and came to say goodbye to Tyler, only to find him alone in his room." She scowled in annoyance. "Miss Shaw, Tyler's condition has just stabilized and is in desperate need of someone to take care of him. I know that you're upset with me for what has happened and that you don't want to see me here, but..."

She looked into Vicky's eyes in all seriousness. "Miss Shaw, if you don't want me around, you shouldn't give me a reason to come here. If you're reluctant to take care of Tyler because he got injured for my sake, well... I can take care of him."

Vicky looked at her coldly. "You have a wild imagination, Miss Young. I'm impressed. Did Tyler not inform you that I've merely gone home to gather my things?"

"He did," Sheila said. "I thought you'd return soon, yet you've been gone for a long while.” She glanced at the thermal box in Vicky's hand and said, "At least you didn't forget to pack dinner for Tyler."

Vicky did not want to explain herself to Sheila, knowing that even if she had only left for a few minutes, Sheila would have considered it negligence toward Tyler.

From Sheila's perspective, no one was qualified to take care of Tyler but herself.

"Since I'm already back, you may leave now, Miss Young."

Sheila did not protest. "I'll be leaving, then."

She knew that Tyler and Vicky would never eat the food she brought over, so she gathered whatever she brought into a bag, before walking over to the door. She paused for a moment and turned back to look at Vicky.

"It might be tiring for you to care for Tyler on your own, Miss Shaw. You won't be able to leave when you have to, either. Tyler is injured because of me, so I'll be staying in the hospital for the time being. If you need any help, please let me know anytime."

With that, Sheila left the room.

Vicky set the thermal box onto the table and poured out the hot soup she had brought with her.

"It was late by the time I'm done packing up, so I made you some soup to save Nanny Paterson the trip here," Vicky said, offering an explanation as to why she was late.

She tested the temperature of the soup before taking a scoop and moving the spoon closer to Tyler's lips. ’Open up."

Tyler leaned against the bedhead and stared at her wordlessly without moving.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 190-Seeing how Tyler was not moving, Vicky looked at him. "What is it?" "You're upset."

She scowled. ’Am I supposed to be happy about the fact that my husband is injured and bed-bound?"

"You know that’s not what I'm referring to."

"People don't always get what they want. It's fine." She remained composed. "Open up. My hand is getting sore."

He stared at her intently for a while before finally taking a sip.

After dinner, Vicky called the doctor over to ask about Tyler’s condition before relaxing.

Later during the night when Vicky was about to drift off to sleep, Tyler blurted out, saying, "I want to take a shower.'

"No way," she rejected his request instantly. "You can't come into contact with water."

Not only was he forbidden to take a shower, but even getting out of bed would risk ripping his wounds as well.

He scowled. "I can't sleep without taking a shower."

He would always shower before sleep.

"If you can't sleep, I'll get the doctor to inject sleep-inducing medication into your veins."

He looked at her. "I will want to shower anyway unless you keep me unconscious forever."

Vicky fell silent. For a moment, she marveled at how demanding the man was.

After a while of silence, Vicky said, "I'll do you a better one: I'll wipe your body with a wet towel for now. You can shower when you get better, okay?"

He scowled thoughtfully before nodding reluctantly.

Vicky had no experience in taking care of others, so she was a stranger to tasks like feeding him or wiping his body with a towel.

Concerned she would graze his wounds, she made sure to avoid his injuries. As she cleaned him, her mind was taken back to the time she was admitted to the hospital.

Apart from the car accident, Tyler had been there to look after her every single time and though she requested so at the very beginning, she could not deny the fact that he was really good at taking care of others.

A thought naturally formed within her head. 'He can't be this good at taking care of others if he hadn't done so in the past, right? If that's the case, who was he taking care of? Sheila?'

A week passed by within the blink of an eye, and soon, Tyler's wounds had sealed. He no longer needed to apply ointment on his wound and could occasionally get out of bed.

Naturally, he still could not shower as his wounds would be infected at any contact with water, and Vicky refused to let him take such a risk, so she wiped his body clean every night.

Sheila came to visit every day, and since she never stayed for long, Vicky had no reason to chase her out. She remained cold to Sheila and ignored her for the most part.

Sheila did not mind and came every day like clockwork.