Ch. 411..420

Loving You In Secret Chapter 411-The air froze around them, and they could hear each other breathing.

Sometime later, the masked man repeated in confusion, "Tyler Hart?"

Vicky sneered. 'Stop pretending. I know it’s you."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Vicky stared at the figure before her. "Switch on the lights and we'll know, won't we?’

The man fell into silence, and Vicky did not press on.

Silence filled the room and he took off the voice changer to reveal his cold, melodious voice. "How did you find out?"

Tyler had admitted to it straight away since Vicky discovered the truth. He knew that Vicky was not one who could be easily fooled, and since she precisely mentioned his name, it meant that she had found solid proof of her claim.

Instead of answering the question, she said, "Are we still going to continue the conversation like this?"

A few seconds later, the lamp on the nightstand was switched on.

The majestic face before her seemed both strange and familiar at the same time under the light. Though she confirmed that it was Tyler and he had admitted to being the masked man, she still could not help but jolt when she saw his face.

"Why?’ she mumbled.

He studied her under the light with his dark eyes, and she stared back in confusion. "Why would you do this?’

"How did you know it was me?" he asked.

"I got my hands on a flask of perfume, and anyone who comes into contact with it will have the scent attached to their person for a long period." Vicky's lips curled into a cold sneer. 'I've only used it on Tyler Hart so far, and you come smelling like him, so who else can you be?’

The look in his eyes darkened. "If being in contact alone will catch the scent...isn't there a possibility that I've come into contact with the masked man?"

“There's that possibility, but...’ She stared into his eyes. "If the contact was brief, the scent wouldn't be this thick. You've been at home in the past week, and the intensity of the scent is incomparable to one who's only been exposed to the scent for a few minutes. Of course, the perfume alone isn't enough. Since you're the same person as him, there are bound to be things that you cant change. I've always thought that you and the masked man are a lot alike, but you'd leave whenever I try to get a closer look..."

Vicky was referring directly to Tyler as she continued to maintain eye contact. "You've been all hot and cold lately because you didn't want me to recognize you, haven't you?"

"That’s right."

Despite how poorly maintained their marriage had been, they were still a married couple and Tyler noticed that she was having doubts about him from the suspicious look on Vicky's face, so he reduced the intimacy between them and stopped kissing or holding her, before going as far as sleeping in a different room.

Vicky clenched her fists at the thought of all the torment she had gone through in the past weeks and roared, "Why?! Why would you do this?!"

Tyler did not panic at all about being busted and remained as cold and composed as ever, almost as though Vicky was the one at fault instead.

He looked at her calmly and said, "You said so yourself, didn't you? Because it's fun and exciting." "So you are getting off with my misery?!" He chuckled coldly.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 412-"Vicky, are you mistaken about something?’ Tyler drawled, each word as frosty as a blade of ice. "You were the one who ran away with Sebastian Mills while I was on a business trip. You brought this onto yourself."

Her breath caught in her throat. "This is your way of retaliating?"

"I wont call it retaliation," he said casually. "I just mean to teach you a lesson so you remember the consequences of running away, so that you won't run again.’ He stared at her fluttering eyelashes and said, "This is the price you need to pay."

Vicky had thought that he was pretending to be calm, but he sounded so righteous that she realized he thought that all the things he had done were for good reasons.

She opened her mouth to speak but realized she no longer dared to run.

She developed a fear of the darkness and strange, unfamiliar environment, and Tyler’s presence imprinted a sense of security within her.

Tears welled in her eyes. "So you know about my plan to leave all along?"

"Yes."

"You were the one who arranged for me to be sold at the auction in Forever Night?"

His expression darkened slightly when he saw the tears scrolling down her cheek. He reached out to gently wipe her tears away, just like how he did when he did before, but instead of feeling moved and calmed, Vicky felt her blood running cold.

His voice was loud and clear in the silent night. "Don't worry. No one else saw you." He paused before adding, 'I was the one who changed your clothes for you as well."

"..." Vicky was stunned, not by how elaborate his plot was or how sickening his actions were, but because whether anyone else had seen her naked was the main point of focus for him.

She blinked and held her tears back as she looked at him. "Very well. Let's just say that what I went through in Forever Night is your lesson to me. I've already returned to Stoneford City and as you wish, I no longer want to escape. You should be satisfied now...so why pretend to be someone else to haunt me? Is it that fun to terrorize me, fill me with guilt, and keep me on edge the entire day?"

He scowled. "I never meant to scare you."

"What were you planning to do, then? Don't tell me that it's really just for fun.’

Tyler had not meant to do such a thing in the first two months and he even sent a therapist over to treat her. Two months later, something happened that seemed to have changed his mind.

After a long moment of silence, he said, "It's all in the past now. There's no point in talking about it."

Vicky was amused. "It's in the past, huh?"

He looked at her intently. 'Since you've found out about me...the game ends here. I won't blame you for the past."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 413-"You won't blame me?" Vicky repeated and said sarcastically, "So, am I supposed to be thankful for having your forgiveness?"

"You don't need to," he said. "You just need to remember this lesson.’

"You sure worked hard to stop me from running or divorcing you," she mocked.

He ignored her tone and said, ’You are my wife, after all. It's normal for me to put some effort into you."

She chuckled. "Am I supposed to be honored?"

Tyler seemed to have grown tired of the subject and said, "It's getting late. We should rest."

Apart from feeling slightly surprised, Tyler did not seem overly affected by the fact that his identity had been exposed as though it was something not out of the ordinary.

He pulled Vicky into his arms and Vicky shoved him away before getting out of bed with a dark look on her face.

Tyler scowled. "Where are you going?"

"I'm sleeping in the guest room tonight.’

He got out of bed to stop her. "Stop it."

'Stop it?' She repeated inwardly. 'What a jerk.'

She pulled away from his touch and said, "It's not like you are going to do anything to me tonight, so it shouldn't matter where I sleep."

"I said, no," he said sternly.

Disgust and resentment filled her heart the same way they did when she was cornered by the masked man.

She ignored him and walked around him, only to be lifted off her feet after she had taken a few steps toward the door.

She had been suppressing her anger and frustration, and she felt like she was suffocating when Tyler showed no remorse for his action.

"Let me go!" She fought him with all her might in an attempt to break free from his embrace.

His arms tied her down like chains, and she simply could not shake him off. "Let's go to sleep together,’ he coaxed in a softer voice. "I won't touch you." 'Is it supposed to be considered mercy that he isn't touching me now?' She cried inwardly. 'Do I have no right to reject him?

"Tyler Hart!" Tears welled in her eyes, but she managed to hold back her tears. "I said, let me go!"

He lowered his gaze to her and noticed that she was trembling in rage.

She bit her lower lip as she tried to suppress her emotions, but failed to hide the hatred and disgust in her eyes.

"No," he said coldly.

No one could change his decision, and whatever he wanted would always belong to him.

Vicky hated how he was always calm as though nothing ever bothered him.

She felt like a pet to him; he could treat her well whenever he was in a good mood and cast her aside whenever he was upset. He had no concern for her well-being or feelings, and he would never bother to explain himself to her.

Tyler did not love her. The thought sent a piercing pain through her chest, which radiated to every cell in her body.

"Tyler Hart." Her eyes were still red, but the tears had run dry.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 414-Vicky stared at him and gritted out, "I am divorcing you."

Her heart sank slightly at the mention of divorce as she was severely traumatized by what happened. Despite learning about the truth, she could not help but feel terrified at the notion of divorcing Tyler.

The look in his eyes darkened. "What did you just say, Vicky?'

The fear within her intensified in his presence, and for a moment, she felt like caving in. She quickly cast her weakness aside and repeated, "I said, I am divorcing you."

He set her down on the bed and pinned her against it, their faces inches away from one another. "Hm? Say it again."

His tone of voice was calm, but the darkness lurking in his eyes sent chills down her spine.

She clenched her fists and panted heavily as she opened her mouth to speak, but she failed to make a sound.

At this moment, she was forced to admit that she feared the man before her, to the point that one look from him was enough to terrorize her.

Tyler's expression eased in response to her silence. "Good girl."

She tensed and he lowered his head to brush his lips against hers. "You love kids, don't you? Let's have one of our own soon."

She looked away and muttered dazedly, "Kids..."

Her head sank as she recalled everything that had happened in recent times. "I won't give birth to your kids."

He caressed her cheek. "It's not up to you, Vicky.'

The familiar words jogged her memories, and she remembered that the masked man had said something similar.

"What do you take me for? A toy that you can play with?!" She roared hysterically. "You think you can do whatever you want to me or toy with me however you want? Am I supposed to just give birth to your kid because you asked me to?!" She glared daggers at him resentfully. "If you want kids, you can find another woman to help you with that! I will never give birth to your child!'

Contrary to her outburst, he was far more composed.

"You want me to see another woman?" He narrowed his eyes. "Is that it?"

Like the silence before a storm, the calmer Tyler seemed, the more terrifying he was, but Vicky was far too angry to bother herself over it. "Yes! Go sleep with whoever you want and I won't even say a w—mmph!" i

He devoured her lips before she could finish.

After learning the truth, his touch appalled her, so his kiss only had a worse effect on her.

She bit on his lip fiercely, and he simply paused before biting back until Vicky lost all strength to fight him.

Sometime later, Tyler was finally satisfied and he let her go.

"Vicky," he said hoarsely as he stared at her with his dark, pensive eyes." Enraging me won't do you any good."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 415-Vicky's eyes lit up with anger as she gritted out coldly, 'How is obeying you going to benefit me?"

"Do you really think that I won't touch you?' said Tyler.

"I wouldn't dare.' She chuckled. "You've always done whatever you wanted with me anyway, right?"

He seemed to be oblivious to her sarcasm and said, "It's good that you're aware of that."

The scent of blood filled the air, and both of them were dripping blood from their lips.

Vicky recalled the time she scratched the masked man in the chest and Tyler had not been home for the week that followed. Realization dawned on her that he had been avoiding her out of concern that she might recognize him.

She had been trying whatever she could to find the woman he had been meeting in secret, only to find out that it had been her all along.

'Tyler went to sleep in a different room only to send texts to me as the masked man,' she thought to herself. 'Oh, I almost forgot. He's been toying with me all along and has probably been laughing at me behind my back.'

Seemingly aware of her thoughts, Tyler said, "Vicky, you're not a good actress or a person who's good at lying. It's best that you cast these thoughts away.’

She looked away. "Is that so?"

He nodded. "Your lies are filled with potholes and your acting is laughable.' His lips curled into a mocking smile. 'Forget about meeting another man.

Even if all you are attempting is to shoplift, you'll be spotted right away."

His words pierced through her like daggers.

Tyler lowered his gaze at her and said, "Without my cooperation, you wouldn't fool anyone past a day.’

"...' Vicky questioned inwardly, 'So I'm supposed to thank him for playing along so far, then?'

After a long moment of silence, Vicky asked, 'What can I do to get your approval on the divorce?"

Tyler's expression darkened, but he soon regained his composure. 'Do you really want a divorce?'

She straightened her back and nodded. "Anything I can do. Just name your price."

He shot her a dark look. "Give me a child and I'll consider your proposal."

"Are you toying with me, Tyler Hart?!"

He lifted an eyebrow. 'Toying with you?"

"How are we going to get a divorce if we have a kid?"

"Why not?'

"We need to be held responsible for the kid once we decide to bring one into this world. If we can't even provide a child with a complete family, we might as well not give birth to a child at all." Vicky stared into his eyes. 'A child isn't a leverage we can use to fight each other."

Tyler studied her coldly. "Fight? Vicky, do you actually think that you have what it takes to fight me?"

She froze and muttered sarcastically, "I guess I've overestimated myself."

"So, do you agree on the term?"

She shook her head. "No.’

Tyler was not surprised and simply pulled her back into his arms. "Sleep, then."

She instinctively tried to shake him off, but he only responded by tightening his arms around her.

"Tyler Hart." She felt as though he was crushing her bones. "If you can't fall asleep without something in your arms, I can get you a bolster.’

"I thought you'd find me another woman instead," he whispered into her ear.

"Tyler Hart, you have no shame!’ she gritted out.

"Yeah.’ He closed his eyes and said, 'Stay still. If you wake me up, I don't mind doing something to help me sleep.’

Loving You In Secret Chapter 416-Vicky was held in place by Tyler’s arms.

Later that night, Vicky had an odd dream.

She saw a thick fog before her and saw herself being chased by someone else from a third person's perspective.

She had disguised herself, changed her passport, and gone through all difficulties to finally arrive at the airport. As soon as she boarded the plane, she spotted a familiar figure.

The man, who seemed to notice her gaze on him, looked up quietly as he sat elegantly on his seat.

"You seem disappointed to see me, don't you?' He said. "Did you really think you could escape?" He smirked. "If you enjoy playing tag so much, maybe... I can let you run to another country and have fun for a few days before I come for you again. How does that sound?"

The scene changed suddenly, and a man tied up by ropes appeared before her for reasons beyond her comprehension. She could not see his face, but her other self in the dream seemed anxious when she saw the man who was tied up.

She looked at the majestic man on the couch and said, "I was the one who told him to take me with him! This isn't his fault! Just punish me if you want... I'm begging you. Let him go, okay?'

The man shot her a half-smile. 'You sure care about him, huh? Your standards have lowered..."

"It's really not his fault..."

"Is that so?"

"Yes. Please let him go,' she pleaded.

Vicky scowled at the sight of the malicious look in the man's eyes. She did not know why she would be dreaming of such a scene, but the Vicky she saw in her dream seemed a little hysterical and ignorant of the fact that the more she pleaded, the more enraged the man would be.

She turned her attention back to her other self in the dream and though they shared the exact same appearances, the Vicky in her dream had clearer eyes that looked far more innocent, whereas, in reality, she was no longer as innocent.

"I can let him go," the man on the couch said. "But..."

Her eyes lit up and she immediately said, "I can do anything as long as you let him go!"

The man's lips curled into a cold smile. "Come here and kiss me."

Vicky froze. "What?"

"Do you need me to teach you what kissing is?"

"But..."

"What's wrong? Are you worried that Mister Torres will be upset?"

She glanced at the man on the ground and slowly walked toward the man on the couch.

"Vicky, don't!" Mister Torres roared. "Vicky, don't trust him. He'll never let me go anyway!"

The man on the couch chuckled and narrowed his eyes ruthlessly." Someone breaks his legs for me."

Two bodyguards dressed in black came over holding baseball bats in their hands.

"No!" Vicky hurried over to the man on the couch, took a deep breath, and closed her eyes to plant a brief kiss on his lips.

"Vicky Shaw, I said kiss, not a peck," the man said coldly.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 417-Vicky obviously knew what Tyler was referring to as a kiss.

After a few moments of hesitation, she kissed him once again, only this time, it was no longer a peck but a passionate kiss.

Just as she was about to end it, he grabbed her by the back of her neck and pulled her toward him, causing her to fall onto his lap.

"B*stard, let her go!" The man on the ground struggled in rage.

Not only did the other man not let her go, but he even deepened the kiss so eagerly that even his bodyguards looked away from the sight.

Vicky instinctively tried to shove the man away at the sound of the other man shouting, and the suffocating kiss finally ended.

She opened her eyes and found herself gazing upon a pair of dark, pensive eyes while the man studied her with a faint sneer and cold expression. "It looks like you really want me to break his legs.'

She halted and said, "I don't mean that. There are just too many people around, and I'm a little uncomfortable. D—Don’t misunderstand."

The look in his eyes darkened, and Vicky gritted her teeth before moving closer to kiss him again.

Unlike the time before, the man simply allowed the kiss passively and kept his eyes trained on the man on the ground.

"Tyler Hart, you b*stard! You never loved Vicky, so why won't you set her free? You-"

Tyler interrupted him. "Mister Torres, Vicky is my wife now. You tried to run away with my wife. Don’t you think it's a bit shameless for you to say such a thing?"

"Wife? Have you ever treated her like that?! If only you had, she'd never try to leave you!" Mister Torres roared.

"That's between me and her. It's none of your business," Tyler looked down at the man on the ground in contempt. "Mister Torres, any man would find it hard to tolerate another man coming to steal his wife away." He turned to look at his bodyguards. "Why are you just standing there? I told you to break his legs, didn't I?"

Vicky's eyes widened and she blurted out, "You promised me..."

"What did I promise you?" Tyler smiled mockingly.

Vicky froze as she realized that he never made her a solid promise. All he did was make a request and lay out a trap, and she jumped in without hesitation.

She grabbed the hem of his skirt and begged, "What can I do for you to let him go?"

"Mister Torres tried to kidnap you and as punishment, he's losing his legs. Of course, if you care for him so much..." He shot Vicky a soulful look. "You can take the punishment in his place."

"No!" Mister Torres shouted. "Vicky, you can't agree to that!"

Vicky did not look at Mister Torres and simply kept her eyes trained on Tyler. "Okay."

Tyler’s expression darkened.

Vicky stood by the side as she observed the scene. For reasons she could not begin to explain, she could sense how her other self felt at the scene and knew that she only agreed to take the punishment because she did not wish to owe Mister Torres anything.

"Vicky, don't!" Mister Torres was still shouting, but his voice started to grow distant.

All Vicky saw was Tyler grabbing the baseball bat from one of his bodyguards and walking toward her with his arm raised before he swung at her feet.

"Aahh!"

Loving You In Secret Chapter 418-Vicky screamed and opened her eyes abruptly.

The man sleeping next to her was woken up by her scream and sat up to turn on the light.

The warm light chased away the darkness, and his silky voice echoed in the room. "Bad dreams?" He pulled her into his arms and reassured her," It's fine now.’

She turned around blankly, and the fear in her eyes intensified when she saw his face.

Part of his face was concealed by the darkness, as dark as the soul hidden beneath his skin that preyed on anyone who was drawn closer by his alluring appearance.

Overwhelmed by terror, she shoved him away. "Don't touch me’’

He scowled in displeasure but suppressed his emotions, considering she had just had a nightmare. He shot her a pointed look and said, "I will get you a glass of water.'

With that, he walked out of the room.

As Tyler left, Vicky's racing heart settled down, and she realized that what she saw was only a dream.

What one thought of during the day tended to haunt them at night, and she realized that Tyler represented all things evil in her mind at this point for him to seem so terrifying in her dream.

Soon, Tyler returned with a glass of water and handed it to Vicky. 'Take a sip."

Perhaps it was because of the nightmare she had or that she had finally learned the truth, but she did not reject his offer.

After taking a few sips of water, she finally regained her composure and sobered completely.

She handed the glass back to Tyler and said, "Thank you."

Tyler did not respond and placed the glass on the nightstand. He went to bed and stared at her. "What did you dream of?"

She instinctively looked away in silence, and he chuckled. 'Me?"

Vicky recalled how Tyler said that she was a poor actor. If he could guess what appeared in her dream, he would definitely be aware of her plan to escape.

"What did I do?" He seemed interested. "What did I do to scare you that much?"

She looked at him. "In my dream...you broke my legs."

He lifted an eyebrow. Unlike ordinary men who would hold her close and tell her that they would never hurt her under the same circumstance, he asked, "Why did I break your legs?’

"Because..." She stared into his eyes. "I tried to run."

"I see..." Tyler scanned her up and down. "Are you scared?"

"...A little."

"Don't try to run, then. Or else...’ He held her close and said, "The day I run out of patience, I might actually break your legs."

Sensing how serious he was, her blood ran cold. She stared at him and mumbled, "Will you really...break my legs?"

"Of course." He remained extremely calm. ’Fear is the best way to command submission."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 419-Vicky's heart sank.

At that moment, she finally realized the reason Tyler did what he had done to her in Forever Night and pretended to be another man to terrorize her in Stoneford City.

It was not retaliation, because a man like Tyler would not waste his time on something so childish.

He understood that he could not lie to her about his identity forever, and before she inevitably found out, he decided to make sure that she feared him.

Indeed, fear commanded submission, and she surrendered her body and soul to him out of fear.

She looked down. "Turn off the lights. I want to sleep."

"Sure." He turned off the lights and pulled her back into his arms before drifting back to sleep.

The next day, Vicky got out of bed to wash up after waiting for Tyler to leave.

Once she finished breakfast, she made a call to Missus Mills. "Missus

Mills, where is Sebastian? Can I meet with him?"

Missus Mills was slightly shocked to receive a call from Vicky all of a sudden, because Vicky did not seem to care about Sebastian at all the day before.

Sebastian and the Mills were all in a difficult position, and in a moment of desperation, Missus Mills gave her an address directly. ’Sebastian is in City Centre Hospital right now. Tell me when you arrive, and I'll come to pick you up.’

'City Centre Hospital? What happened to Sebastian? Why is he in the hospital?' Vicky thought as she hung up and rushed to the hospital.

Outside the entrance, she found Missus Mills waiting for her, who still seemed uncomfortable about what happened the day before.

"Missus Hart...about what happened yesterday..." She attempted to explain.

Vicky interrupted her. "Why is Sebastian in the hospital?"

Missus Mills' expression darkened at the mention of Sebastian. "He ran into a car accident some days ago, and he just regained consciousness yesterday."

"Why would he get into an accident all of a sudden?'

Missus Mills shot Vicky a knowing look. "Sebastian started driving at an early age and under normal circumstances, he'd never crash. I don't know how it happened either, but if it's not just an accident, then someone must've caused it."

Vicky lowered her gaze in silence and remained so until they arrived at Sebastian's room.

Missus Mills knocked on the door. "Sebastian, Vicky is here to see you."

Sebastian, who was reading a book in bed, looked up immediately. He was pale as a ghost and looked extremely frail, but seemed pleased to see Vicky. 'Vicky, take a seat. Mom, bring some of Vicky's favorite fruits.’

Sebastian and Vicky grew up together, so Missus Mills knew Vicky's preference.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 420-Missus Mills frowned at the way Sebastian fawned over Vicky, but since she needed Vicky's help, she simply picked up a fruit basket and went to wash the fruit.

Once she was gone, Vicky said, ’Sebastian, I'm sorry. I misunderstood you."

Tyler was an extremely calculative man, and under his scheme, she was misled to think that Sebastian was the one who put her in the position. It was not until she found out the truth that she realized everything had been nothing but an enormous scam that Tyler made Sebastian his scapegoat.

Sebastian was slightly surprised by her words. "Vicky, w-why did you..."

"I found out." An apologetic look emerged on her face. "I've wrongfully accused you of something you didn't do."

Sebastian did not seem to hold a grudge against her and consoled her instead, "Even I get tricked when I'm facing a man like Tyler, so it's normal for you to fall for it when you don't have any insight into what happened."

Sebastian stared at Vicky hesitantly and she said, "Sebastian, just speak your mind."

He lowered his voice. "Vicky, have you ever looked into how you got into a car accident?"

"I wasn't paying attention, and someone drove past the red light under the influence of alcohol." Vicky was confused as to why he had brought this up. "Is something wrong?"

"Have you considered why you've lost your memories, then?"

"I had a severe concussion and lost my memories," she said, before realization dawned on her. "What are you implying Sebastian?"

"You've been married to Tyler for four years, and you know better than anyone about what kind of a person he is. Considering what I know about you. your feelings for him had probably run dry, yet you somehow lost your memories at that precise time... You started believing in him again," Sebastian drawled and smiled bitterly. "I thought that Alex was exaggerating before, but judging from what is happening right now, I've misjudged him."

Vicky narrowed her eyes at the mention of the unfamiliar name. "Who is Alex?"

Sebastian smiled at her. "Alex was one of your best friends and you grew up together.

"Something happened to the Torres family when he was in high school, though, and they sent him overseas."

"Alex?" Vicky repeated thoughtfully. "Torres? His family name is Torres?"

Sebastian nodded. "Yeah. His name is Alex Torres."

Vicky’s heart sank at the memories of her nightmare the night before.

"Is he not in Stoneford City now? How come...you've never mentioned him before?"

"Alex came back after I left Stoneford City... It's been so many years since I last saw him. He tried contacting me before coming back and we got into a fight, so he went home alone."

"What happened after that?"

"Alex is a straightforward and occasionally reckless man. It's easy for someone like him to cross people." Sebastian sighed. "I don't know who he crossed, but by the time he left Stoneford City, his legs were broken.’

"His legs were...broken?" Vicky studied Sebastian sharply. "What about me? I thought we were friends."

"You were already married to Tyler at the time." Sebastian thought about it and continued, "Alex had been in love with you...and my fight with him was about you as well. He came back to take you away with him. I told him that you were married and that he shouldn't interfere with your love life.

However..."

Sebastian smiled bitterly. "He thought that it was just my trick of getting him to give up on you, and we got into a huge argument because of that. I was young and proud at the time, and I stopped contacting him altogether since then. I didn't know about what happened to him until later on when I heard from a friend."

"Well...are you still in touch with him now?" Vicky asked.