Ch. 321..330

Loving You In Secret Chapter 321-A day went by, and the night of the fifth day came.

The man came in at around the same time as he did the nights before. He turned on the light and handed his phone to Vicky.

Vicky accepted it and opened the call history to find a recording. She twitched ever so slightly and played the recording.

"Remember me, Mister Hart?" rang the man's altered voice.

After a brief moment of silence, Vicky heard Tyler's familiar voice. "I remember."

"Vicky Shaw—"

"I made it very clear/ Tyler interjected coldly, curtly. "I've divorced Vicky Shaw/

"She's in a bad spot right now. Are you really not going to help her?"

"How is that any of my business?" Tyler questioned.

Rendered speechless, the man responded after a moment of silence, "She was your wife, after all."

"I gave her a chance to be my wife, and she was the one who cast it aside. Since she chose to get a divorce, she'll have to face the consequences for it," Tyler said mercilessly.

Before the man could argue, a woman's voice came in from Tyler's end.

"Tyler, who are you talking to? It's time for the wedding photos."

"Sure/ Tyler hung up without hesitation.

With that, the call ended.

Vicky froze in place and looked up at the man. The air around her seemed to freeze as well.

The man looked back at her sympathetically for being cast aside and for her own foolishness.

"I still want to talk to him in person," she said hoarsely.

The man seemed to be surprised by her stubbornness. "Why?"

She was as pale as a ghost under the dim light. She did not answer his question and simply kept her eyes trained on him. "Can I?"

In the afternoon of the sixth day, Jane handed Vicky a phone. "Your customer wishes to talk to you."

Vicky narrowed her eyes.

The man agreed to her request but arranged for her to make the phone call during the day in case Tyler was occupied at night.

Forever Night did not allow her to communicate with the world outside at all, but it was allowed if the customer was calling to speak with her.

After all, Forever Night existed to serve, and some customers enjoyed the interaction that resembled that of a proper relationship.

Vicky answered the call and said, 'Hello, sir/

"Hi." A voice altered by a voice changer came through. "You can call him now."

"Sure."

The man hung up.

Vicky glanced at Jane and Lydia and noticed that they were still discussing the recent scandals about Tyler.

She lowered her gaze and dialed Tyler's phone.

The call was answered shortly after and she heard the familiar, pleasant voice from the phone.

"Who is this?"

Vicky clenched her fist and said, "It's me."

Both Vicky and Tyler fell into silence.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 322-After the silence, the man uttered coldly, "Vicky Shaw.’

When he lowered his voice, Tyler sounded exceptionally intimidating, and she choked on all the words she wished to say.

"Are you calling to tell me something?” Tyler said.

"Are you really getting married?"

"Is that all you want to ask?"

'Til ask something else, then,’ Vicky whispered. "Do you know that I've been kidnapped?’

"I do."

Though she expected it, her blood ran cold the moment he admitted it." Alright, I get it. I won't waste your time.”

Vicky was about to hang up when Tyler stopped her. "Can I ask you something?"

She paused. "What is it?"

"Do you regret it?"

Night fell, and Vicky laid in the darkness and stared above her with her eyes wide open.

Tyler’s voice continued to echo inside her head.

"Do you regret it?"

'Regret?' She thought. 'How could I not? The price of freedom is so great that I am starting to forget why I insisted on getting a divorce.1

Suddenly, she heard the door opening.

The man in the mask walked over to her. "Well? Will he come for you?"

"I didn't seek his help."

"Why not?’

The man did not turn on the light, so neither of them could see the other.

"He knows that I was kidnapped," she said emotionlessly, "yet he has no intention of helping me. I'm just going to make a fool of myself if I beg for his help.’

"You don't know that for sure.’

Vicky looked over in his direction and saw nothing but a dark figure.

"You won't know what happens until you try it," the man said as he took off his mask. "Is your pride more important than your life?"

In the middle of the night, Vicky heard people running around outside the room in her sleep.

She opened her eyes and was shocked to find that the light inside the room had been turned on.

The man was fully dressed and was about to leave. This never happened in the past few days.

"Where are you going?’ Vicky mumbled dazedly. 'What is happening out there? Why is it so noisy?"

The man adjusted his mask and voice changer before saying, "There's something I need to take care of. Go back to sleep."

Vicky was confused but did not raise any questions as men who were customers of Forever Night were bound to have a secret or two.

The man went for the door, and she called out to him before he was about to exit the room. "Are you coming tomorrow as well?"

The man paused and turned around to look at her.

His mask was still as terrifying as before, but she had gotten used to it.

"Why? Miss me already?"

Tomorrow would be the last day, and Vicky was naturally thinking of a way to escape Forever Night.

Before she could respond, the man seemed to be in a rush and walked out of the room after saying, "I'm going.”

She sat on the bed for a while before drifting back to sleep.

Sometime later, she heard a deafening sound from the door.

Baam!

Vicky immediately jolted awake.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 323-At that moment, Jane brought her a clean change of clothes and hurried inside. 'Get changed. Your husband has come to find you.”

Vicky froze. "What?"

"Your husband is in Forever Night," Jane repeated.

"My husband?" Vicky mumbled dazedly. ’Who's...my husband?”

"Do you not know who your husband is?" Jane stared at her with resignation. "Tyler Hart. How could you not know him?"

"He's here for me?" Vicky remained confused. "Are you sure?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Jane urged, "Just wash up. He might barge in here if he runs out of patience."

Jane glanced at Vicky and lowered her voice, "Stop wasting time. If your husband finds out that you've been with someone else...do you think he'll still get you out? He's going to have to pay a small fortune to get you out, you know."

Vicky slowly regained her composure and asked, "Where is Tyler now?"

"He's negotiating with our boss. You heard all the noises from the night before, right? That was him, wreaking havoc."

Vicky's mind drifted off to the man in the mask who left abruptly.

'Did he run out of fear because he was told that Tyler is here? But I thought that Tyler signed the divorce paper and that we're no longer married. Why is he here all of a sudden?' she thought to herself. "Does he feel guilty after the phone call yesterday and wants to marry Sheila without the guilt?'

Vicky's mind was filled with questions as she swiftly changed her clothes and washed up before leaving the room with Jane.

As they walked down the corridor, Jane whispered, "You were auctioned in secret, so no one knows what happened. For your sake. I'd advise that you don't tell Tyler Hart about this as well. You know that men of his status are usually clean freaks, and if he learns the truth, he'll cast you aside. I won't stop you if you want to tell him everything. We weren't the ones who kidnapped you, and since you didn't tell us who you were, we're not at fault here. If Tyler Hart wants to get you, he won't be able to hold us responsible for anything. After all...this is Lovian, not Zendonia. This is our territory, and if he declares war on us, this won't work in his favor. Besides, he's supposed to be here to rescue his wife, not to cause trouble.”

Vicky was still in the midst of confusion as to why Tyler had come to rescue her, but she came to her senses when she heard what Jane said.

'That's right. There's that thing about the man in the mask...' she thought.

Tyler had always been possessive and would be enraged even when all she did was speak to another man. She could always tell Tyler that nothing happened between her and that man, but she did not know if Tyler would believe her.

Before Vicky could wrap her head around the situation, Jane stopped outside a certain room and knocked on the door. "Miss Shaw is here," she said respectfully.

Shortly after, a melodious voice of a man pierced through the door. "Come in."

Vicky jolted.

"Go on," Jane whispered to Vicky. "I won't go inside."

Vicky nodded and took a breath before walking into the room.

The room was spacious, and sunlight was shining in from all the windows.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 324-A towering man stood before the window with his back facing her direction, and Vicky’s breath came to a sudden halt when she saw him.

It had only been a little over a week since she last saw him, yet it felt like a lifetime had passed.

The man slowly turned around at the sound of her footsteps.

He was as cold and distant as always, and his dark, brooding eyes were like the ocean that could drown anything who stared into them.

He studied her intently with an expression, and Vicky found herself stiffening.

The look in his eyes darkened as he asked, "It's only been a week, and you've already forgotten about me?"

Vicky felt a lump in her throat, and it took every last strand of strength within her to speak. "W-Why are you here?"

"You don't want me here?"

"It's not that, but..."

Tyler seemed to know what she was trying to say. "You don't think that I'm coming to rescue you, do you?"

"You said so yourself."

"When did I say that?" Tyler shot her a half-smile.

Vicky was taken aback at first, but she soon recalled that Tyler did not mention anything about not coming to her rescue during the phone call from the day before.

Tyler simply admitted to being aware of the kidnap, and she assumed that he was not going to come for her.

The sunlight shone upon his perfect features, and he looked as though he was glowing. For a moment, he almost looked like a god to her.

Her heart, which had gone numb from disappointment and despair, started beating again. She could even hear her heart racing.

"Why?" she muttered through quivering lips.

'Why give me hope when I've given up?' she thought to herself.

Tyler stared into her eyes and drawled, "Because you are my wife."

Tears welled in her eyes. "Didn't you divorce me?"

"Who told you that?"

Her eyes widened. "Was... Was he lying to me?’

"He didn't lie to you." Tyler remained expressionless. ’I lied to him."

"What?"

"On the second day after you went missing, I started sending my men to look for you, and they reported that you went missing in Lovian. There aren't many surveillance cameras on the streets around here, so it was challenging to find you." Tyler's voice was smooth and silvery as he continued, "Not long after, I received a call from a stranger who claimed to know where you were, but he hid his number and location. He was using a voice changer and wouldn't provide me with any information about you, so I didn't buy it."

Tyler simply had too many enemies, and he would have been dead already if he believed every phone call he received from strangers.

Vicky nodded. "What about all the news about you after that?" "I cant tell if my enemy captured you, so I created those scandals to make them think that I don't care about you anymore. If they were my enemy, they'd panic once they saw the news and might do something reckless."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 325-Tyler was a sensible man, and there was no logical flaw in the way he analyzed the situation.

Vicky studied his face and whispered, "And? How did you find me?'

"The man with the voice changer called me multiple times, luring me here to save you, when he hasn't even let me hear your voice once. For all I know, he could be setting a trap for me."

Vicky knew that the man in the mask did not mean any harm to Tyler and only called Tyler out of her request. The man seemed to hold high social status and had no interest in trading her for money. Hence, he only did as she asked, and it was understandable that others would think that the masked man was setting up a trap for Tyler.

"Truth is, that man planned this kidnapping. To keep me from finding you, he took you here to Forever Night."

Vicky stared at him dazedly and blurted out asking, "Did...the owner of Forever Night tell you that?

Tyler nodded. "Yeah."

Forever Night hosted all different sorts of guests. While some came for entertainment, some came for discretion.

The customers were gods in Forever Night, and so long as one could pay, they never questioned their identity or background.

Vicky's gaze darted away. "So, you think that...your enemy kidnapped me and brought me here to negotiate with you? I... I'm just a bait?’

He lifted an eyebrow. "Who'd kidnap you if they don't have a grudge against me?"

"Maybe I was just unlucky?"

"Do you really think that it's all just a coincidence?"

Vicky remained quiet when she realized that Tyler thought that she was kidnapped because his enemies wanted to set up a trap for him.

Tyler’s expression darkened when she did not respond. ’What is it? Is something wrong?"

Instead of answering his question, she said, "You still haven't told me how you found me."

"You used the other number to call me, and I managed to get your location from it."

Vicky finally understood Tyler's logic. "So you think that those rumors worked and your enemy lost patience, so they let me make the call to seek help from you?"

"Yeah."

It was a logical misunderstanding that he thought she was kidnapped by his enemy.

Forever Night knew the truth, but since they did not want to cross Tyler, they had not explained anything to him, even when they knew that it was all just a misunderstanding.

She finally understood why Jane said the things she did earlier.

Forever Night did not fear Tyler, but neither did they want to cross Tyler. Even if she chose to tell Tyler the truth, they had nothing to fear and could always make their stand against Tyler.

However, they were in Lovian, and Tyler's power might not help him here.

Tyler seemed to sense something from her silence. "Am I missing something?" The look in his eyes darkened maliciously as he questioned," Have they done something to you?"

Her heart sank. "No."

He stared into her eyes. "You're lying.’

She met his eyes and smiled bitterly, "I'm just wondering if the rumors about our divorce are real."

The tension on his face eased as he took a few long strides to pull her into his arms. "It's all fake. I was just lying to that man to get his guard down."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 326-Tyler's familiar scent surrounded her, and she felt dazed as she buried her face into his chest.

"Forever Night handles a lot of customers who keep their identities hidden. Aren't they afraid of being targeted by these customers' enemies?"

"Even the president of Lovian has to show respect to Forever Night. Unless those people have a death wish, they'd never cross the owner of Forever Night."

Her heart sank.

If even the president of the country could not do anything to Forever Night, outsiders like Vicky and Tyler would die if they declared war against Forever Night.

She did not care what happened to her, but she could not bear the thought of dragging Tyler down with her.

Vicky looked up to stare into his dark eyes. "I heard from Jane that there's a price for you to pay to get me out of here... What did you give them?"

Tyler lowered his head and planted a kiss on her forehead. "It doesn't matter."

As regret, frustration, and relief washed over her, tears welled in her eyes.

She ran to Lovian to escape Tyler and went through hell for the past week, only for Tyler to pay a big price to save her from trouble.

Even if he refused to mention anything, Vicky knew that Forever Night had tremendous power, and no one could get out without having to pay a great price.

Regret overwhelmed her, and she desperately wished she could slap herself in the face as she broke down in tears.

The same man who she was trying so hard to run from was the one who saved her.

Tyler had thought that she was traumatized and let go of his usual cold demeanor as he tapped on her back gently. "It's alright. It's all over now."

She shook her head.

She knew that once something happened, there was no way that it would be forgotten.

The plane landed at the airport of Stoneford City. As she stepped out of the airport, she still could not shake the feeling that she was dreaming.

'This isn't a dream,' she thought to herself. 'Am I really out of Forever Night?'

She had dreamt of returning home every day during the last week but would always wake up to find that it was all a dream.

A cold hand took her hand, and she turned around to find Tyler next to her.

"Let's have dinner, shall we?"

She remained quiet for a while before nodding.

Harry drove the two to one of Vicky's favorite restaurants.

Vicky started feeling the weight of reality when she saw her favorite dishes being served.

Tm...really back,' she thought.

Someone started serving food to her plate, and she turned to look up at the man sitting next to her.

Under the warm light, his eyes looked gentler than usual.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 327-Tyler’s eyes met Vicky's and asked, "What's wrong? Do you not like the food?"

His voice was gentle, and she rarely heard him speak in such a tone.

Feeling a lump in her throat, she looked away. "Nothing is wrong."

"Eat up, then.’

"Right.’

After dinner, they returned home.

Though the scenery along the way had not changed, Vicky could not help but feel out of place.

It was late by the time they arrived, and Nanny Paterson was already asleep.

She stopped as she stared at the mansion in darkness, feeling like a beast was lurking inside the darkness, waiting to devour her whole.

"What's wrong?" Tyler turned to look at her when he noticed that she stood outside the door unmovingly.

She snapped out of it and said,"... I'm fine."

The look in his eyes darkened, and he turned on the lights inside the house, which expelled the darkness. Vicky’s heart felt slightly more at ease.

She walked into the house, and everything inside the mansion was as Vicky remembered them.

She spent more time in the mansion than Tyler himself, but the darkness lurking in the corner left a permanent mark inside of her.

Once they returned to the room, Tyler walked over to the bathroom. "I'll draw you a bath. Relax for a bit in the bathtub."

Vicky's heart fluttered. "Sure."

The bath was soon drawn, and she walked into the bathroom full of steam.

She suddenly remembered what Tyler said to her about how things would not disappear simply because she did not remember them.

She soaked in the lukewarm water, but all she could think of was the week she spent in Forever Night.

Knock, knock!

Sometime later, she heard knocks on the door.

"Are you not done yet?"

The bathroom had a function to maintain the temperature of the water, and since the water had not gone cold, Vicky sank into her thoughts and lost track of time.

She glanced at the clock on the wall and realized that she had been in the bath for forty minutes.

'It's no wonder he came knocking,' she thought.

"I'm done. I'll be out soon."

"Okay." His towering figure was seen faintly through the frosted glass door.

"Holler if you need me."

"Sure..."

Tyler left once he heard her response.

Tyler sat on the couch and checked the time for the third time.

It had been an hour, yet Vicky had not come out of the bathroom.

He frowned and got up to check on her again when the door finally opened.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 328-Vicky walked out with her head low, looking paler than before her bath. She even forgot to dry her hair, so water was dripping from her whole head.

Tyler walked over. "What took you so long?"

She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she did not notice him until she heard his voice.

Startled, she paled even further.

"W-What?" Her eyes darted around in panic. 1

He studied the look on her face and asked, "Why are you so pale? Are you feeling unwell?"

He reached out to test her temperature, but she instinctively moved away from his touch. He froze.

Not daring to meet his eyes, she muttered, "I'm fine. I guess...I'm just too tired and need some rest."

He withdrew his hand. "You've been in Lovian for over a week and have been in the place for the entire day. It's normal for you to be tired.’ He glanced at her and said, "Your hair is still wet. I'll get the hair dryer. Dry your hair before going to sleep.'

Before Vicky had the chance to stop him, Tyler had gone into the bathroom and returned with the hair dryer.

Vicky was about to reach out for it when he moved away.

She glanced at him in confusion, and to this, Tyler said, "I'll dry your hair for you, okay?*

She froze. "You want to dry my hair for me?"

From what she remembered, Tyler never dried her hair, even when they were close. 1

"Yes,’ he said affectionately.

While she was processing the information, Tyler plugged the hair dryer in and sat her on the couch.

"You're tired, right? You can sleep once your hair is dried."

Vicky opened her mouth to speak but decided against it in the end and allowed Tyler to dry her hair.

She thought that a man of Tyler's status would be used to being served, so she was surprised when he seemed familiar with drying her hair as though he had done it countless times before. 1

She looked into the mirror at the man who was drying her hair, her heart twitching in pain.

Once her hair was completely dried, Tyler said, 'Alright. You should go to rest."

She looked up at him. "What about you?"

"I need to shower.’

She relaxed slightly. "Okay. I'll go to sleep first.’

"Sure."

Worried that all the lights would prevent her from falling asleep, Tyler turned off all the lights except for the one by the nightstand before heading into the bathroom.

The light was dim, and she used to leave the light on the nightstand turned on when she used to wait for him to get home. However, she felt as though she was suffocating at this very moment.

She closed her eyes, and despite how exhausted she felt, she could not fall asleep.

Tyler soon returned to the room, and Vicky tensed once again when he got in bed.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 329-Click!-The crisp, familiar sound of a light switch being flipped echoed in the night.

Before the light was turned off, she felt as though she was suffocating from the familiar sight, but she realized that her panic worsened when the light was off.

Tyler did not notice her reaction and went to bed before pulling her into his arms.

She jolted and started to struggle. Tyler, who did not expect her to react this way, was shoved away.

"What's wrong?" his emotionless voice echoed in the air.

She tried to comb through her thoughts and said, "I'm sorry, but I’m...a bit afraid of the dark."

It was hardly a good excuse as a companion should ease one's fear of the darkness.

Tyler stayed quiet for a while, and she took the opportunity to regain her composure.

"Tyler, I-"

Before Vicky could explain what had happened, he interrupted her and said, "I'm sorry, Vicky."

She froze, baffled as to why he would apologize when it was all her fault.

His voice echoed in the dark. "I didn't believe you when you said that you were kidnapped before. That's why you got kidnapped by my enemies."

Silence fell over them.

Vicky realized that there was only a thin line between heaven and hell, and she had been wandering around the line for the past few days.

Just when she thought that Tyler had given up on her, Tyler appeared at her rescue at her most devastating moment.

She had not told Tyler the truth back in Lovian because she did not want him to declare war against Forever Night. Since they were back in Stoneford City, she knew that she was supposed to tell him the truth, but she did not know how to begin.

Vicky remained quiet, as was Tyler as though he was already asleep.

After some time, she summoned the courage to say, "Aren't you going to ask me why I was in Lovian?"

Tyler knew about the divorce paper in her study, so a man as sharp as he was must know what she intended to do.

"I know," he said calmly. "You wanted to divorce me."

"And you don't blame me for it?"

"It's my fault, so why should I blame you?"

"Your fault?"

"Yeah." He wrapped his arm around her waist and said, "Had I believed you when you said that you were kidnapped, you wouldn't be so disappointed in me or want a divorce that badly."

He lowered his head and leaned against her as he whispered into her ear." I'm sorry, Vicky. I misunderstood you. I'll make it up to you from now on."

His embrace was warm, but Vicky could still feel her blood running cold.

Tyler believed that she had been kidnapped by his enemy.

As he mentioned, the crack in their marriage started appearing when he refused to believe that she was kidnapped.

Since she went missing, he felt that he had misunderstood her and forgave her for running away with ease. In truth, however, the kidnapping this time had nothing to do with Tyler's enemy.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 330-"Why is your body so cold?" When Tyler noticed that Vicky was shivering, he held onto her even tighter.

"What if..." she whispered. "What if I wasn't kidnapped by your enemy?”

"Who else would do it?' He planted a kiss on her forehead and said gently," Vicky, I know that you've suffered for the past few days. This won't happen again, but..."

"But what?"

"You need to let me know where you're going next time you're leaving, or I won't be able to find you."

One horrifying experience had been more than Vicky could take, so she whispered, "I know. I wont wander off again."

It was a dangerous world out there, and she would still be resenting Tyler for locking her inside a hotel room in Arrowtown had she not spent a week in Forever Night. In comparison, Tyler never truly imprisoned her.

He was her husband, and despite all the conflicts they had, he would never leave her to die.

Tyler lowered his gaze, his eyes glittering in the dark. "Do you still want a divorce?"

After a few moments of silence, Vicky shook her head.

Seemingly satisfied with her response, Tyler planted a kiss on her.

Ever since she returned to Stoneford City, everything she saw reminded her of Forever Night, and the darkness that loomed over her made her feel so insecure that she tried to shove Tyler away. However, just like the masked man, Tyler would not budge, so she bit his lip.

Considering Tyler's character, he would be offended by her rejection and continue the kiss forcefully, but he stopped and apologized, which Vicky assumed to be under the effect of his guilt toward her.

"I'm sorry," he said hoarsely and caressed her hair. "Sleep."

Vicky sighed a breath of relief when she was sure he was not going to do anything. 1

In the middle of the night, she felt long, cold fingers caressing her cheeks. She opened her eyes to the familiar sensation, only to find a devilish- looking mask shimmering under the light before her eyes.

"Vicky, have you forgotten about what you promised me?"

The voice altered by a voice changer echoed inside her head.

"Why did you leave with someone else?"

"Why didn't you wait for me?"

"Vicky... Vicky Shaw..."

"Ah!"

Vicky opened her eyes abruptly, and before her was Tyler's face.

He scowled at her worriedly, and the dark look on his face eased slightly when she woke up. "Were you having a nightmare?"

Her heart was still racing, and she panted heavily as she struggled to calm herself. "A nightmare... Yeah, it was just a nightmare," she mumbled.