Ch. 291..300

Loving You In Secret Chapter 291-"Say that again," Tyler said.

Tyler's behavior creeped the hell out of Vicky. Her pupils dilated, and her mind was much clearer than before.

She tried to divert the topic with a much softer tone. "I had my dinner. Why don't you go and eat now?"

"Then, are you going to come down?" Tyler asked.

She avoided looking at him. "No. I haven't finished my sketches yet."

"Okay."

Puzzled as to why Tyler was being so nice, her confusion cleared up when she realized she was hoisted up in the air, and her body became tense. "I told you I've eaten!"

"Since you've eaten, it means there's nothing urgent to do anymore." He impishly whispered into her ear, "That means we have a lot of time."

It was just impossible for Vicky to ignore such an ambiguous hint, and she finally exploded. "You're doing this on purpose!"

His exquisite face looked stone-cold, and so was his tone." If you know that, why are you still trying to go against my wishes? Do you actually want me to treat you like this?"

"You're unbelievable!"

The apathetic-sounding, clear voice rang next to her ear," Vicky Shaw, you better behave and not make me angry.

Otherwise...l'm not sure what I'll do either."

He glared at her pointedly. Her face was reflected in his blue eyes as he looked at her with total concentration-one with a foreboding glint as well.

She got the chills and shuddered.

He looked at her pale face with satisfaction, especially after she stopped struggling. His hand reached for her face after he placed her on the bed. "Good girl."

She remained still and stiff like a rock.

Tyler did not mind it and bent down to kiss her. Unlike yesterday, he was more gentle today.

In spite of that, it brought more fear to Vicky. She gripped the bedsheets underneath her to stay calm while she fought the urge to struggle, not wanting to trigger Tyler.

For some reason, she had a strange feeling that she did not know who Tyler was anymore. He brought more fear to her than before, and it was harder to deal with.

The thing Harvey said popped into her mind.

"Ever since his parents passed away, his mind has been badly twisted. He hates everything good and happy. He hates my family and yours."

It was essential for her to proceed with the divorce as soon as possible.

The next day, Vicky, who had enough of the torment, stopped acting against Tyler. Before Tyler was home, she headed downstairs and sat at the dining table to have dinner with him the moment he returned.

Tyler gazed at her wordlessly. Finally, they could eat together without any mishaps.

After dinner, Vicky thought of going upstairs when out of the blue, Tyler called out to her, "You like to take a walk after dinner, don’t you?"

She vaguely understood what he was asking and tried to find an excuse. "Since my studio was smashed a while back, many of my designs were ruined... I need to redraw the designs."

He approached her and held her hand naturally. "It won't take too long."

Before she could respond, she saw Tyler squinting, giving her a look. "Or do you prefer to do something else?"

Vicky's face froze and did not reject the suggestion.

Tyler, satisfied with her reaction, went for a walk with her, her hand still in his.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 271-The man's voice was so cold that it gave people the chills.

All the people there looked in the direction where the voice came from.

As the man stood under the moonlight, the glow shone on his facial features to create an illusion that his face looked frozen with ice. He looked at where Vicky and the others were. The color of his pupils was even more visible, just like the color and temperature of the deep ocean. His attractive lips were curled into a teasing, mocking smile.

The reporters were stunned. "T—Tyler Hart..."

At that time, the beautiful woman beside him said, "All the rumors on the internet are fabricated, so please leave Miss Shaw alone. The production team will host a press conference, and you're free to ask any questions during the press conference."

This was when they realized Sheila was standing beside Tyler.

Sheila was the main center of the incident. The reporters had tried to get an interview with her, but the security of the hospital Sheila was in was very tight. They could not enter at all.

When they saw Sheila, they were a swarm of bees buzzing toward the flower in the garden. However, the man gave them a scary glare before they could even get close to Sheila.

The glare froze the reporters, and their faces stiffened.

Tyler coolly said, "That'll be all for today.’

The reporters looked reluctant to leave. They knew Tyler had an ambiguous relationship with Sheila, even though he was a married man. Nonetheless, no one had the audacity to openly write about it.

The influence Tyler had was remarkable, too. The reporters could not publish or post the photos or articles they wrote if Tyler so disallowed it.

The reporters exchanged looks with each other and put on flattering smiles on their faces.

"Since Mister Hart said so, let's leave."

They quickly left the place, and none of them were brave enough to hide and take photos secretly. They knew how capable Tyler was. Everyone who was against him no longer stood in one piece on this land.

The best example was Harvey Sparks. He was a proud person, yet he lost the fight and left. No one remembered him anymore.

After the reporters left, the air became dead silent.

A sinister glint appeared in Tyler's eyes while his body reeked of hostility as he stared at Vicky, who was in another man's. Parting his thin lips, he said," Get down."

Vicky's heart tightened. Immediately, she felt the need to break away from Mister Kirby's arm, but the man's arms wrapped around her even more tightly.

Her eyelashes quivered in fear as she softly said, "Please let me down."

Mister Kirby refused, however, as if he did not see the dark look on Tyler's face. He smiled. "You sprained your leg. You need to go to the hospital now."

Tyler continued to gaze at Vicky's face coldly. It was as though his eyes had hardened into ice hazed over by mist. "Vicky Shaw," he enunciated," I'm asking you to get down."

Usually, Tyler never showed his expression. At least, Vicky hardly saw the emotional side of him.

At this moment, his expression was borderline gruesome, eyes sparkling with clear hatred and disgust. The way he looked at her was like looking at something that disgusted him.

His gaze darkened when he realized Vicky was not moving. He started walking.

It felt like a black cloud was covering his body where he walked like the grim reaper. Every step he took could potentially stop the other's heart from beating.

Soon, he was in front of Vicky and Mister Kirby. He extended his hair and wanted to drag Vicky down.

Mister Kirby stopped him with his arm. Yet, his movement was restricted because he was carrying Vicky, so he could not stop Tyler.

Tyler successfully dragged Vicky away from Mister Kirby's arms.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 272-Tyler grabbed Vicky's wrist tightly and turned to leave. When Vicky's feet landed on the ground, however, the pain from her sprained ankle became even more intolerable.

All of a sudden, someone grabbed Vicky's other hand.

Tyler stopped walking and looked back at Mister Kirby. Seeing his hand grabbing onto Vicky's other hand, he snarled, ‘Let go of her."

Mister Kirby smiled as if he did not give a sh*t about what Tyler said. "I should be the one saying that.'

Tyler proudly stared back at him. "Do you think you have the right to say that?"

Mister Kirby scoffed. "It's not up to you to say that. The most important thing is...what Vicky thinks.'

He averted his gaze from Tyler and stared at Vicky, saying softly, "Vicky, do you want to go with him?'

Vicky glanced over at Sheila, who was standing not far away from them.' They came out from this restaurant. I bet they were eating together, and Tyler must’ve taken the chance to tell Sheila I got locked up to please her.'

She put on a straight face and turned to look at Mister Kirby instead of Tyler. 'My ankle is sprained. Can you please send me to the hospital?"

Mister Kirby looked very pleased with the answer. "You don't have to be so polite with me."

Tyler was amused to see how close Vicky and Mister Kirby were. "Vicky Shaw, don't tell me you're running back to this guy again."

It felt ironic and insulting to Vicky as she furrowed her brow uncomfortably.

"Tyler, stop judging other people's relationships based on your assumptions. Mister Kiby and I are just friends. No one ever created a rumor about us nor had we ever displayed public affection."

"Mister Kirby?" Tyler squinted. "You're taking his side? A man who has to fake his identity and give you to another man like you were a pet?"

Tyler’s hand tightened around Vicky's wrist as he, looking into Mister

Kirby's eyes, continued, 'Am I right...Harvey Sparks?"

Something exploded in Vicky's mind as she thought she heard an explosion in her head.

She looked at Mister Kirby dumbfoundedly. 'You... You're Harvey Sparks?"

Harvey Sparks, her ex-husband. The one who used to compete fiercely with Tyler.

To be more accurate, they were nemesis.

It just never occurred to Vicky that the man who helped her numerous times was her ex-fiance, Harvey Sparks, all along.

The smile on Harvey Sparks' face gradually disappeared. He gazed at Vicky and said, "Yes. I'm Harvey Sparks.'

Vicky’s face turned pale, and her limbs felt cold. "So you knew me all along? What tricks were you trying to pull when you pretended to not know me?"

Harvey's gaze wavered as he reasoned, his voice gone husky, "I do know you, but I wasn't playing any tricks-"

"A lie is a lie," interjected Tyler, sneering. 'No matter what reason you have, it's still a lie."

"I don't believe you never lied to her now that she's lost her memory,’ refuted Harvey snarkily.

"So what if I did?' Tyler was unbothered. "She's Missus Hart. She's my woman."

"Are you trying to say you can lie to her any way you like just because she's your 'woman', and there's nothing wrong with it?' Harvey smiled crookedly." Tyler, do you really think no one knew what you did?"

"Harvey Sparks, you lost the right to be standing here talking to me about this."

Vicky felt lost when she heard their conversation. Due to her amnesia, she had no idea what they were talking about.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 292-At this hour, everyone was out for a walk after dinner. Although Tyler and Vicky's mansion was in an exclusive area, there were a lot of people living around the area, too.

Both of them strolled around the forest park beside the area.

This area was the most popular residential area in Stoneford City. Everyone who lived here was either wealthy or of notable power.

Vicky's scandal created an uproar in the upper-class community some time ago, so when passersby saw Tyler and Vicky walking hand-in-hand, those rumors crumbled and did not hold water. Some of them even approached and greeted them.

"Wow, Mister Hart and Missus Hart. You two have such a lovely relationship!"

Vicky noticed there were many people who stared at their hands. She looked down and discovered their fingers were interlaced like a loving couple. Sadness crept into her heart.

They really did have a wonderful relationship before...but no more of that. This was all fake.

She tried to pull her hand out of his, but Tyler's grip failed her attempt.

She blinked and looked at Tyler, realizing then that the man was gazing back at her quietly. His pupils were deep and

dark as an ambiguous smile was on his face. How long had he been staring at her?

Her heart skipped a beat, and she found herself having trouble breathing.

He asked, "What's wrong?"

The breeze made the evening a comfortable and refreshing one. However, Vicky was freezing. She looked down to hide her true emotions from him.

"Nothing. I'm just feeling...a little cold."

As they took the walk after dinner, Tyler was not wearing a formal suit like he usually would. It was also summertime when the weather was hotter, so he did not put on a jacket when he left the mansion.

His eyes darkened when Vicky said she was cold.

Followingly, he pulled her into his arms and whispered into her ear, "Are you still cold now?"

If this happened in the past, Vicky would have felt touched by this. At this moment, however, it felt like a demon was hugging her instead.

She shook her head. No."

Many people witnessed the sweet gesture they shared and watched on with envy.

After a while, Vicky expressed her wish to return home, so they went back to the mansion. Due to her good manners, Tyler did not touch her anymore when they were back.

Instead, he went to his own studv to work.

Vicky went to get her shower and thought aimlessly, 'He's a first-class businessman, alright. When everyone doubted our relationship, he brought me out to display public affection. Everything he does, he does it for a reason.'

After having the conspiracy theory in her mind for a few days, she discovered Tyler wanted more than that. It was not enough for people to think they were still head over heels for each other. He wanted her to continue to be his obedient wife, too.

First, he requested her to have dinner with him, like she used to, and take a walk after dinner no matter how busy he was. She was required to go back to the room to sleep before 11 p.m., whether she liked it or not. He even wanted her to prepare breakfast for him the next morning.

If she showed any resistance, she would face a horrible punishment...and by that, it meant she was forced to sleep with him.

Nonetheless, he was not letting her go even though she followed and adhered to every one of his requests. The only difference was that he was much gentler in the process when he was 'punishing' her. The desire to leave him got stronger as Tyler became more manipulative.

One day, Vicky suddenly received a call from Sebastian.

"Vicky, I've prepared your passport and all the necessary documents for you. You're free to leave Zendonia anytime."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 293-The destination Vicky was headed to was Lovian, a country Sebastian carefully chose for her.

Since the business empire of Hart Corporation was all over the world, she needed to go somewhere they had no control over. If she went somewhere within Tyler's influence, that was equivalent to walking right into a trap.

The country must be out of Tyler's influence and where Sebastian was able to take care of her.

"Thank you, Sebastian."

"You're my friend, Vicky," said Sebastian, his tone mature." You don't have to thank me. You helped me...many times in the past, too."

Vicky thought of something. "If Tyler finds out that I left, he'll surely do something to the people close to me. Cece and Jennifer..."

"Don't worry. I've made arrangements for them, too. Tell them I'll send them away tomorrow," Sebastian said.

Vicky was relieved to hear this. "Okay."

After a slight hesitation, Sebastian asked, "Vicky, are you sure you're ready to leave him?"

Ever since Vicky met Tyler, she had never left the country. She did not seem to have any plans to leave him at all.

Sebastian lost contact with her for three years. Although Vicky had lost her memory, her personality did not stray away from how she was before, and he was not sure if Vicky truly wanted to leave Tyler.

"Yes," she answered resolutely, "I've had enough of this marriage."

Sebastian's worries dissipated upon hearing this. "After I send your friends away, you'll be next."

"Thank you very much, Sebastian."

When the night arrived, she received messages from Cece and Jennifer telling her they were safe. After reading their texts, she promptly deleted them from her phone.

Not long later, the bedroom door opened as Tyler returned to the bedroom after finishing his work. When he saw Vicky was back to when they fought aggressively and was back in the room before her curfew, he felt pleased, 1

Their relationship was getting back on track after all his hard work. Although he was domineering, the effect was significant. Vicky did not insist on getting a divorce or mentioned anything about that, and she no longer resisted him, too. 1

He looked at the thin woman standing in front of the window. Slowly, he walked over and embraced her from behind.

Vicky's nerves were taut in the beginning, but she quickly relaxed. She looked back at him. "It's getting late. Go take your shower."

He hugged her and peppered kisses on her skin. "Let's shower together later."

When it ended, Vicky was exhausted and felt drowsy.

Out of the blue, Tyler broke the silence with his alluring, smoky voice. "I'm going outstation tomorrow, and it's going to be a couple of days."

Vicky woke up immediately. "You're...going to outstation? How many days?"

"Around four to five," he answered.

"I see."

"Do you want to go with me?" he asked.

Since she was in his arms, both of them could not tell the expression on the other face in the dark. The only thing that was clear to Vicky was Tyler's bright eyes.

"No," said Vicky, not thinking too much about her reply.

After that, she realized she answered it too quickly.

According to how manipulative he was, she was sure that he would not be satisfied with the answer and thus added," The studio's renovation is still ongoing, and I need to go check on the progress these few days."

"Okay," his deep voice rang emotionlessly. "Cece and Jennifer are out of the country. I know it'll be hard for you to

deal with everything on your own."

Vicky felt like she could have had a heart attack hearing that.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 294-"How do you know that?" Vicky's sound suddenly became hoarse.

On the other hand, Tyler's voice was normal-sounding, unstirred by emotions. "Harry saw them yesterday when he sent someone to the airport."

Vicky's hands were sweating. "I just got an order from an overseas customer. Since I can't leave, I asked Cece to go on my behalf. As Jennifer is ready to join the studio, I asked Cece to bring her so she'd familiarize herself in our field..."

"I see." His voice was deep and sounded lazy. "You should hire a few more people for the studio to take some burdens off you."

"Since both of them are out of the country, there will be no one to look after the studio if I leave as well," remarked

Vicky, trying her best to not show her emotions through her words. "So..."

"I know." There was no anger nor happiness detected in his tone. "Next time, then."

Vicky's eyes twitched so badly, and her anxiety was about to overwhelm her body.

Her clear eyes gazed forward, looking at Tyler. The room was too dark, however, and she could not see anything.

"Are you...mad?" she asked.

"Why are you asking that?" Tyler asked in return.

"Because I'm not following you to work?"

"It's not a big deal." His voice was calm. "There's always next time if you're busy now."

"But..." Vicky carefully paced with her words. "I thought you'd hate it when I defy you."

After a few seconds of silence, Tyler whispered softly into her ear, "I just hate it when you don't listen to me."

His voice echoed across the room on a breezy night. "Since you have work to attend to, I'm not going to stop you."

Before Vicky could tell what he truly meant, he shifted and went on top of her, disrupting her from mulling her thoughts. She blurted, "No. We just..."

"I'm leaving for the business trip tomorrow," he murmured huskily. "We're not going to see each other for a couple of days."

She understood what he was trying to imply. It meant he wanted an...’advance' from the days he would be away.

It was just like him-a smart, evil, and awful capitalist who refused to take on any type of loss, all while gaining double interest from her.

Tyler left early in the morning the next day whereas Vicky was barely able to wake up after noon. The first thing she did was call Sebastian.

"Hey, Sebastian. Tyler knows Cece and Jennifer are out of the country. Do you think he knows something?"

Sebastian sounded serious as he replied, "How did he know? N

She quickly told him about what Tyler said to her last night.

After he thought of it for a while, he said, "Don't panic. I'll have someone check on if Harry did send someone to the airport yesterday. I'll call you back later."

"Alright."

After Vicky finished her dinner, Sebastian called her again.

"Hey. I had someone checked, and Harry did send a customer to the airport. Coincidentally, Cece and Jennifer arrived at the airport at the same time as Harry did."

Vicky's fried nerves finally settled down. "I guess I thought too much of it, then."

Sebastian continued, "I also checked Tyler's location. He took the plane and arrived at Auran roughly in the evening. After that, he went straight to sign the contract." "Did he really fly to Auran to sign a contract?"

Loving You In Secret Chapter 295-"Yes. Hart Corporation entered an affiliation with a business tycoon in Auran a month ago. The announcement was made earlier on. I've checked that he's going to have a very packed schedule in Auran for the next couple of days."

This time, Vicky was finally relieved. "Then...when am I leaving?"

"You make the call, but it's better to leave a day or two before he gets back in case he comes back earlier. It's still very risky to leave when he comes back here," Sebastian explained.

It was something Vicky understood, too. "Tomorrow night, then."

She gave it a thought and asked, "I’m going out shopping tomorrow morning. Have someone check if anyone will be following me."

"Sure. Leave it to me," he assured.

Vicky spent the whole morning shopping.

Sebastian called her not long after and said, "My men didn't see anyone following you. Do you need to go back to the mansion to take your luggage?"

"No. I got my laptop with me. I can buy other necessities when I arrive," Vicky answered.

Sebastian was shocked by Vicky's determination. At first, he thought she would be slightly reluctant to leave based on how deep her feelings were for Tyler. From the phone conversation he had with her, however, he could feel how resolute Vicky was to leave Tyler and Stoneford City. It did not feel like she was trying to be strong nor was forced to make this decision.

He was baffled as to what happened that caused Vicky to change her mind.

"If that's the case, I'll have someone send you to the airport. I'll text you the car plate number of the taxi later, and the driver will pass the passport and documents to you," Sebastian said.

"Okay."

When Sebastian was about to hang up, Vicky suddenly called out, "Sebastian."

"What's wrong, Vicky? Do you have something in mind?" Sebastian asked.

Vicky was more thoughtful and detailed in planning to get away from Tyler. To leave successfully, she had thought of every scenario and went through every step repeatedly.

Her voice was soft. ”lf I leave the city, will Tyler do something to you if he knows you helped?"

Touched by her thoughtfulness, Sebastian replied, "Don't worry. Tyler can't just do whatever he likes to me or my family. Besides, most of the important business of my

family was moved overseas a few years ago. After I finish my work, I'll go find you in Lovian. I can use that time to stay away from him, too."

Hearing this, Vicky could not think of other things to say.

Half an hour later, the taxi driver Sebastian sent arrived where she was. She got into the car.

As mentioned, the driver passed the passport and document to her. "Mister Mills had asked me to pass these to you."

Vicky accepted them. "Thank you."

Soon, the taxi driver drove the car.

Vicky checked on the passport and document the taxi driver gave her. There was her passport, a long-term resident visa, and also a key to an apartment in Lovian.

Sebastian had everything planned nicely. He knew Vicky did not know anyone in Lovian and it would be hard for her to find a place to stay when she arrived, so he thoughtfully arranged her accommodation ahead of her.

She had mixed feelings looking at the things in her hand.

The taxi driver drove quite fast, and before she knew it, she arrived at the airport.

As she entered the airport, an inexplicable wave of anxiety washed over and her body stiffened. There was an indescribable type of insecure and worried feeling.

Suddenly, she started to think about how Tyler would punish her if he found out that she was running away.

Lately, Tyler had punished and tormented her just because she refused to eat with him or because of other small matters. What if Tyler found out that she ran away to Lovian just because she wanted a divorce? Would he strangle her to her death?

Loving You In Secret Chapter 296-Vicky wondered if it was her, but she felt this tingling feeling that someone was watching her as soon as she entered the airport. Everytime she looked back, however, nothing could confirm her suspicion.

After a few times, she started thinking she was going crazy.

Meanwhile, the driver-hired by Sebastian-who sent her to the airport checked in and retrieved the air ticket for Vicky. He then brought her to go through security and entered the departure hall.

Once Vicky boarded the plane, he called Sebastian. "Mister Mills. Miss Shaw boarded the plane." i

Vicky felt like everything was surreal even as the plane took off. She sat in the window seat and looked out the window at the clouds. ’Am I ...truly leaving this place?'

Theoretically speaking, after all the preparations, it was not weird that she could leave without a hitch, especially since Tyler was not suspicious of anything. However, she just could not ease her tense mind. Instead, she thought it was an easy job for Tyler to order the plane to turn back to Stoneford City if he wanted.

Eight hours later, the plane landed at Lovian's airport. Unlike Stoneford City, Lovian was not a country with four seasons. It was not a big country, and its land was surrounded by the ocean. Due to its geological location on the map, it was warm all year.

Despite it being summer in Stoneford City, Vicky still felt uncomfortable with the hot wind blowing at her after she landed. Not to mention, she was wearing her summer clothing.

Except for her laptop, she did not bring other luggage with her.

Once she left the arrival hall, she switched on her phone and texted Sebastian.

[Hey, Sebastian. I've landed safely in Lovian.)

The phone beeped twice to show she received a reply from Sebastian.

[I've arranged for someone to pick you up. He's waiting for you at the exit. I'll send you his photo later. He'll send you to the apartment.]

A few seconds later, she received a photo from him.

She walked to the exit and glanced over at the people waiting at the exit. Finally, she spotted a handsome young man.

"Are you Henry?"

Henry had received Vicky's photo prior to meeting her, so he recognized her the moment he saw her. "Yes, I'm Henry." He smiled cheerfully. "Let's go, Miss Shaw. I'll send you to your apartment."

"Thank you," muttered Vicky in response.

"You don't have to be so polite with me. Sebastian and I are buddies."

Both of them walked together as Henry told Vicky how he met Sebastian and how they ended up being buddies. He was a talkative and humorous young man, and they had a pleasant conversation on the way to the apartment.

There was a time difference between Zendonia and Lovian. Currently, it should be 3 a.m. in the morning for Zendonia, but the nightlife of Lovian had begun.

Due to the temperature, Lovian was a city with a less busy morning. During the day, the people of Lovian would stay at home to avoid the heat and only come out at night.

At this moment, he was recommending some of the popular food and tourist attractions in Lovian to Vicky when-

Thunk!

The car shook as it was hit by another car from the rear. Henry pulled the car over and told Vicky, Miss Shaw, please wait in the car for me. I need to go down to take a look."

"Alright," Vicky answered.

Henry got out of the car.

The person who hit his car was a strong muscular man. The muscular man insisted Henry was the one at fault here because he changed lanes all of a sudden. Not only was he asking Henry to be responsible, but he also wanted Henry to

pay for the damage to his car.

Henry had never met someone such unreasonable. Being young and energetic, he started to argue with the muscular man.

The argument kept going until the police arrived.

Lovian was a famous capitalist country. There was a huge gap between the poor and the rich. Those who were rich were extremely wealthy, and the poor were seriously poor.

There was no surveillance on many parts of the road, and the cars did not have dash-cams to provide evidence. It was up to the police to judge whichever party was wrong.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 297-To investigate, Vicky could only get out of the car and wait.

When the traffic police arrived, the muscular man started to distort the facts and acted shamelessly.

"Look, everyone! He's refusing to admit he's at fault when he switched lanes at the last minute! He's faking this accident! He's a fraud!

"I couldn't have worse luck than this. My old folks and kids are still waiting for me at home, yet I'm here dealing with this shameless person... He's trying to force me to jump off the building!

"Everyone here can see clearly. I know none of you will believe this ill-hearted person!"

The muscular man weighed 80 kilograms, yet he was sitting on the ground and howling like a little woman. i

Henry was young and was never in this situation before. He was so angry that his face turned pale.

The muscular man shouted so loudly that it attracted many unsuspecting onlookers. Many of them started to reprimand Henry.

Suddenly, Vicky's phone rang. She looked at the called ID and her eyelid started to twitch. It was a call from Tyler.

She looked at the noisy crowd, so she excused herself with Henry to look for a quiet place to take the call.

"Tyler?"

"Why is your phone switched off?" Tyler's voice was cool like the water from the stream.

Vicky's heart raced rapidly as she looked at Henry, who got surrounded by the onlookers. She pretended to be calm, despite not being one to be good at lying.

"What...?"

Tyler said, "I called you around nine something just now. Why did you switch off your phone?"

She looked at the time and realized it was three in the morning in Zendonia. It was hours ago when Tyler tried to call her.

"I forgot to charge my phone. It ran out of battery," she said.

An answer that sounded reasonable and valid.

It looked like Tyler accepted the answer and did not seek further clarification. He asked, "Why are you not sleeping yet?"

She clenched her fist tightly. "I accidentally fell asleep when I was reading on the bed after dinner. That was why I didn't charge my phone... Maybe I slept too early and I can't fall asleep now."

"Argh! Why do I have such a miserable life?" The muscular man continued to make a fuss and shouted out loud.

Tyler's tone changed. "Are you outside?"

"No...no, I'm not," Vicky said.

"But why did I hear someone else's voice?" Tyler asked.

"Since I can't sleep, I decided to watch TV," Vicky lied.

Tyler seemed to accept the explanation and his tone became soft. "I see.”

Vicky was not sure if Tyler had discovered she had left Zendonia. In fact, it did not matter anymore to Vicky. Nevertheless, she was still hoping Tyler would find out much later so she would have more time to prepare to face his fury.

Vicky changed the subject. "Why aren't...you sleeping, too? It's very late now. Did you just finish your work?"

Tyler was in Auran, which had a one-hour time difference from Zendonia. It should be two in the morning for Auran, and it was late.

He answered, "I was worried about you because your phone is switched off."

At that moment, Vicky did not know what to say.

"If you didn't pick up this time, I was going to call Nanny Paterson."

After a while, Vicky finally gathered her voice. "I'm fine. Don't worry about me. Rest early."

"Okay." Tyler did not insist on talking more. "Call me if you need anything."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 298-After saying goodbye to Tyler, Vicky's call ended. She wiped away the sweat on her forehead and exhaled deeply.

Just as she was about to go find Henry, two skeezy-looking men stood in front of her, stopping her. They examined her from top to bottom while their eyes gleamed with ill intention.

"Hey babe, where are you going all by yourself? Do you want us to give you a ride?"

Vicky furrowed her brow uncomfortably. "No. My friend is over there. He'll be driving me."

She tried to walk to where Henry was, but the two men moved and stopped her from going again. This time, they smiled in a cheesy way.

"You don't look like you're from around here. I bet you're not familiar with this place."

"We're locals! Where are you going with your friend? Let us give you a ride."

Just as Vicky was going to reject them, she felt pain in the back of her neck. Her vision blackened, and before she knew it, she passed out.

When Vicky woke up, she had no idea how long it had been. The back of her neck was still in pain, and her vision was blurry, too. Vaguely, she heard men talking and laughing.

"Hahaha! Steve, I think we just scored a jackpot! I bet we'll get a good price for this beautiful woman! Look at her look and body. We're going to get at least 750000 dollars!"

"Hahaha! 750000 dollars! It's more than enough for us to live worry-free for the rest of our lives!"

"She's so pretty. Too bad we can only look and not touch her ... If she's not a virgin, we can at least enjoy ourselves before we sell her."

"Forget about it, William. We can have all the women we want after we sell her. The women responsible for selling her have sharp eyes. They can tell with one look if you've slept with her, and they're not going to pay a good price for her. It's going to be a huge loss for us if they argue over it and offer 150000 less than what we expected."

"You're right. We can get all the women we want once we have the money. Luxurious life, here we come!"

Not far away from Vicky, there were two men drinking while chatting about their 'future luxurious life'.

Vicky was shocked when she heard their conversation. 'Am I ...abducted?'

This was different from the time she got kidnapped by Tyler's enemy. Those people kidnapped her to threaten Tyler but were scared to hurt her. This time, the two men were treating her like an item, and she had no idea who they were going to sell her to.

Vicky shivered with fear. She had just arrived in Lovian and was a stranger to this place. There was no one she could seek help from. Even if Sebastian knew she was missing, it would take at least eight hours for him to arrive.

By then, it would be too late.

Vicky forced herself to calm down and looked around her surroundings.

She was in a warehouse, she surmised. The only thing that supplied light for her to see was an old lightbulb.

The warehouse was extremely old and dark. Both of her hands and legs were tied to a pillar. She figured she was not unconscious for too long because the sky was still dark outside. Most importantly, she had no idea where her phone was.

Soon, she made a judgment. Unless the two men were willing to let her go, she was never going to escape by herself.

"Oh, you're awake!"

One of the men discovered Vicky woke up, so he got up and approached her.

Vicky's eyes widened. 'How bad is the public security in Lovian? How easy can it be for these two thugs to kidnap people off the street in public?'

Cece and Jennifer had come to Lovian before she did, but they texted her to tell her they were fine. How did she end up in this situation when she just arrived?

She had just escaped from Tyler's control, yet in a horrible twist of fate, she landed herself in another hell hole.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 299-The two men leered at Vicky with devilish smiles on their faces.

"Don't worry, babe. With that look of yours, you're going to be the most popular girl if you ever end up in a Forever Night. You're not going to be treated badly."

"Maybe William and I can even go and support you!"

"Hahaha! Remember to give us a discount when you see us."

Vicky tried to stay calm, yet her trembling voice betrayed her true emotion. "Where... Where are you selling me to?"

She could only try to gather useful information from the two men since she was in an unfamiliar place. Escaping was impossible.

The two men were not afraid she could escape and were nice enough to explain to her, "Have you heard of Forever Night in Lovian?"

Forever Night, the casino in Molivia, and the cabaret show in Torpis were the three largest money-squandering establishments in the world. One could buy anything at those places so long as proper funds were present.

They were so famous that even Vicky heard about them before.

"You... Are you guys seriously going to sell me to that place? " Vicky was terrified.

It did not take a genius to know what kind of job the woman would be doing once they were sold to that kind of place.

She looked at the two men. "Sir, I didn't come alone to Lovian, so...please let me go. If my friend knows I'm missing, he'll surely tell the police. And..."

She paused and tried to look calm and natural.

"My friend is quite a powerful man in Lovian. If he finds out about you two, I'm afraid he's not going to let you go so easily."

It was easy to tell Vicky was not from any ordinary family because of her temperament. Thus, the things she said made sense and were more convincing.

The two men exchanged looks with each other. However, they did not look worried or scared. Instead, they got more excited.

"Wow! We didn't know you're from a well-off family.'

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! I bet we can sell you at a higher price because of that."

"Hahaha! We really did hit the jackpot this time!"

After they discussed it excitingly, they looked at Vicky.

"Hey babe, thank you for telling us that. It's quite the headache if your family is powerful enough to find us, but..."

The other man laughed while caressing his chin. "We can just pack up and leave after we sell you; no one is going to find us afterward. Plus, you don't really think anyone can go

and leave as they like in Forever Night, do you?"

He lowered his voice and whispered ominously, "To be honest, there is a princess in Forever Night too, and she's a real princess. A very noble one, at that. But the boss of Forever Night refuses to let her go, so the princess is still there, and no one can save her."

The other man added, "The boss of Forever Night is also a very powerful man..."

He peeked at Vicky and shook his head regretfully. "Unless you're the daughter of the president...you're treated the same once you are in there."

After looking at the time, the man said to his partner.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 300-"Hey, Steve. It's getting late. We should send her away now. We don't want her friend to come looking for her...and we certainly don't want to lose our jackpot."

"I've already contacted the person in charge of Forever Night. Let's send her there now," Steve said. "Stuff her mouth up and cover her eyes. Also, sedate her again in case she runs away."

"Alright," William responded.

10 minutes later, Vicky lost her consciousness again.

"My, my. Look at how beautiful she is."

"You're right. It's been a long time since we've had such a high-quality one... I wonder where Steve and William got her from."

"Although she's not a virgin, she's still an A-class material because of that face. There's an auction coming up the day after tomorrow. I bet she’ll fetch a good price."

"The day after tomorrow? Isn't it a bit rushed? She hasn't gone through the training. I'm afraid she'll hurt our customer. It

"There's the thing you don't understand. Those rich people actually love it. They'll find it boring if she's too well- mannered. What's it called again? The lust to conquer.

That's right-the lust to conquer."

While the two ladies were talking to each other, Vicky slowly woke up. Through her blurry vision, she saw two fashionably dressed middle-aged women, seemingly in their forties or fifties years old. They looked very smart.

The two women smiled even brighter when they saw her waking up.

"Hey, she's awake. Geez, her eyes are so bright and round. Very clean, too... She can steal people's souls with them."

"I heard Steve and William saying she's from some notable family. Spending a million and two hundred thousand dollars was the right choice."

Lydia and Jane circled around Vicky to scrutinize her.

Glancing around, Vicky noticed she was no longer in the old and dark warehouse. Instead, she was laying in a clean and lavish room. The rope that tied her limbs was gone, too.

She sat up from the bed and looked at the two women before calmly saying, "I was abducted and brought here. If you let me go, I can give a million and five hundred thousand dollars to both of you."

The two women were first stunned after hearing that before they burst into laughter.

Jane covered her mouth and giggled. "This girl isn't just pretty, but she's very smart, too... Those rich people are getting more and more demanding with the girls. They don't want just a pretty face anymore; they want one with wits as

well. Those smart girls are very popular here."

Lydia nodded in satisfaction. "Those girls who got sent here either burst into screams or tried to run away once they woke up. How stupid of them. They just don't get what kind of place this is. It's not somewhere they can just run away from."

Vicky was becoming more desperate as she listened along. Those two women did not even blink for one second when she offered to give them such an amount.

Vicky said softly, "What do I need to do to get out of here?"

The two women looked at her before one of them, Lydia, said, "This is Forever Night. We’ve spent a million and two hundred thousand dollars on you. Among the others, you're the more expensive type. Normally, girls like you..."

She paused and smiled. "Are either disfigured or grew old. Otherwise...basically, you have no chance of leaving."

Jane said, "Oh, there is one way..."

She looked into Vicky's eyes. "Get wheeled out as a dead body.

"Don't be so negative, missy. Girls like you can live a good life, too! If you only think about how to run away...then the only people you can play with are the guards and the gangsters. They're not going to be nice to you like we are."