Ch. 441..450

Loving You In Secret Chapter 441-Vicky panted heavily upon hearing the dreadful news, and Easton frowned as he turned to look at Vicky. "She eloped with Harvey?"

Vicky moved her lips to speak but felt numb. She might suffer less in the hands of the thugs in front of her compared to being captured by Tyler.

Easton was at a crossroads and turned to shoot a look at his subordinate who sent Vicky into another room.

Once the door was closed, Easton said, "What do you think Tyler is doing? Is this supposed to be a test?"

Vicky had not been taken far away and could hear Easton by standing behind the door.

"Well, it's hard to say," his subordinate said. "There's a possibility that this woman is throwing a temper tantrum or something."

Easton nodded. "She is still Tyler's woman, so it's not up to me to teach her a lesson, or I'll suffer when they kiss and make up."

"Should we...send her back, then?"

"But what if she really did elope with Harvey? Sending her back will only upset Tyler!"

"That's true."

Easton frowned. "I thought that I could blackmail Harvey with this woman. Who would've expected him to go running back to Gloria? Great! What are we supposed to do with her now?"

His subordinate considered the situation momentarily and suggested, "If you don't want any trouble, why don't we just let her go? She can go wherever she wants or find whoever she wants. Whatever happens to her won't be our responsibility."

Easton hesitated. "Jencity is underdeveloped with all sorts of people around. You toss a beautiful woman like her onto the street, and they'll devour her within a day. What if..."

"They were the ones who refused to take her back, so how is this our fault? No matter what happens, we can't be held liable as long if she's not with us. Maybe she'll go straight to her lover, Harvey after she's released. If this provokes Tyler, he might declare war against Harvey, and we can just let those two fight it out."

Easton lifted his eyebrows. "What are we waiting for, then? Toss this woman out! Nothing good ever comes with her!"

After being kidnapped for a short while, Vicky was tossed out onto the street as though nothing ever happened.

They had taken her phone before tossing her out and left without a word or look toward her, almost as though they were afraid of bad luck if they stayed next to her.

She wandered on the strange streets and spotted a young woman from afar. She hurried over and said, "Miss, I lost my phone. Can I borrow yours for a moment?"

The young woman was in her early twenties and looked extremely innocent. "Sure." She handed Vicky her phone.

Vicky accepted it and said, "Thank you."

She wanted to call Jackie at first but recalled she did not even remember his number. She could only remember Harvey's number.

After a brief moment of hesitation, she decided to try her luck.

"The number you have dialed is unreachable at the moment. Please try again later."

When she heard the answering machine sound as expected, disappointment filled her heart.

She had never been to Jencity in the past. After what happened in Forever Night, she felt insecure and was barely maintaining her composure on the surface, when in truth, she felt both helpless and dazed.

Easton mentioned that Harvey had gone to see Gloria, and she smiled bitterly as she thought, 'I should've never trusted other people.'

Loving You In Secret Chapter 442-Vicky thought that Harvey would bring her hope, but she found herself pushed deeper into despair instead.

When Harvey did not answer the call, she tried to call Cece, only to feel a sharp prick on the back of her neck.

Her gaze faded, and before she lost consciousness, she saw the young woman's evil smile.

Five hours later, Harvey finally arrived at the hospital and found Gloria waiting by the entrance.

"I'm sorry, Harvey."

He froze when he saw how perfectly healthy Gloria seemed. "Gloria, I thought..."

Gloria glanced at Selene, who was standing behind her, and said, "Selene had been foolish enough to mess with you. I called you as soon as I found out, but your phone was switched off. I tried texting you, but you haven’t replied either."

The look in Harvey’s eyes darkened. He took one pointed look at her before turning to leave without a word.

Gloria's eyes widened slightly. Harvey never treated her so coldly.

Seeing she was at fault, she hurried after him. "Harvey, did something happen?"

Harvey stilled and turned to look at her. "Can I borrow your phone?"

She nodded. "Here."

He took the phone and dialed Vicky's number. When he failed to reach her, his expression darkened, and he immediately tried to call Jackie instead.

Once the call was answered, Harvey blurted, "Jackie, it's me. Is Vicky with you?"

"Mister Sparks... Miss Shaw.Js missing!" Jackie said.

"Aahh!"

Terrifying screams were heard from the room next door, followed by dark, evil chuckles.

"Oh, my. I just love breaking the legs of beautiful ladies... This feels so accomplishing!"

Vicky sobered and remembered where she was.

She was, once again, kidnapped and seemed to have been transported overseas. She was locked in a dark room, and someone would come to deliver one meal to her before locking the door.

She had been in the room for three days, and the room next door seemed to be a torture chamber as she heard screams and wails every day.

She curled up against herself at the screams, feeling like she was the one getting her legs broken.

Another day passed and the door to her room flew open. This time, it was not the person who came to deliver food for her.

The person would only open a small gap in the door as though they were concerned she might run if the door was completely opened.

Sunlight pierced through the opened door, and she narrowed her eyes at the light.

Once her eyes adjusted to the light, she looked up and saw a towering figure before her.

"Vicky," a familiar, frosty voice rang. "Do you know what you've done wrong?

Loving You In Secret Chapter 443-Tyler's voice sounded both strange and familiar as it echoed in the room.

Vicky's eyes were filled with tears due to the sunlight. Despite her swollen eyes, however, she finally saw his dark, brooding features.

He stood with his back facing the light and looked down at her as though he had full control over her life.

"Tyler Hart..." she muttered hoarsely. "Why are you here?"

He stood tall before her and said, "You tried whatever you could do to seek help when you were sent to Forever Night, so why haven't you done the same when you're locked up here?"

Vicky only had a meal and a glass of water each day, and she simply curled against the corner, looking as pale and helpless as a frail porcelain doll. 1

She looked around and realization dawned on her. "Is this...you again?

Were you the one who sent people to kidnap me?”

He kept his eyes on her and said, "Yes."

She paused for a few moments before laughing.

"It's bad enough that you played this trick once, and here you are, playing the same trick... Don't you get bored?"

"It doesn't matter if it's fun. What matters is that it worked." He lifted an eyebrow as he saw her shivering and chuckled. 'Why are you shaking? Are you that scared of me?"

He was standing at a distance from her and started getting closer, which simply made her shivering worse.

He crouched and looked her in the eyes as he whispered into her ear, "If you are that afraid of me, what even made you run away?" His voice was melodious and pleasant, but each word felt like a blade that pierce directly through her.

He grabbed her by the chin with a half-smile. "If you had the courage to run, it just means that I haven't punished you enough." He caressed her cheek gently. "Looks like I've been too easy on you. Vicky, how should I punish you this time?"

She could not help but back away from him, but her back was already against the wall, and there was nowhere else to run.

No matter where she ran to, he would always find her.

His fingers were as cold as ice, sending chills down her spine as he touched her face.

"Did you really think Harvey Sparks could help you?" He lowered his voice seductively. "Gloria had a few scratches, and he immediately flew back to Stoneford City to see her, leaving you behind. You mean nothing to him. Sebastian Mills can't help you, nor can Harvey... No one can help you."

His words echoed in her mind and replayed in a loop.

"No one can help me..." she mumbled. ’That's right, no one can help me."

His finger trailed down her face and onto her body as he studied her. "Have you betrayed me in the past few days?"

For a moment, she wanted to say 'yes' in a desperate attempt to provoke him, but fear drowned her when she saw the cold look in his eyes.

"No."

Tyler did not seem surprised. "He loves another, so it's only normal that he won't touch you. Though..."

He scanned her up and down. "You know that I don't like people touching what's mine."

He tore her clothes apart, and the buttons on her shirt snapped.

She instinctively tried to cover herself in the ice-cold air, but could not bring herself to move at all in the man's intimidating presence.

As though trying to humiliate her, his fingers traveled down her skin.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 444-Like a lifeless commodity, Vicky was helpless and at Tyler's mercy.

She reached out to grab his hand abruptly. "Don't."

"Don't, what?" he asked.

She bit her lower lip. "Don't continue."

"Why should I do as you say?"

She was rendered speechless.

The door to the room opened, and the light from the outside shone into the room.

Without even bothering to close the door, he inspected every inch of her body as though she was not a person.

Her tears had run dry a long time ago, so she had not shed a single tear since she was imprisoned. Even in the present, she did not cry despite shivering.

She watched blankly as he cleaned his hands with sanitizing tissue paper.

"Take a shower," he said. "Change into something clean."

With that, he turned and left the room.

As she walked out of the room, she realized that they were not overseas or at a clubhouse but in a quiet mansion instead.

There had never been any perverted man next door, and it had all been an act Tyler had put up to scare her.

She knew that while it had been an act this time, Tyler might actually make it happen the next time she tried to run.

After taking a shower and changing into new clothes, she walked out of the room and did not know where to go. She seemed to be the only person there.

The silence sent chills down her spine as she walked toward a room where the door was left open.

She knocked on the door and walked in to find Tyler leaning elegantly against the couch with a lit cigarette between his fingers. The smoke hovered around his face, making it difficult to see his expression.

She kept her head bowed and walked toward him.

He glanced at her and said, ' Wait."

'Wait?' she thought in confusion. 'For what?'

She decided against asking as he got up to walk toward her only after the cigarette burnt out.

After all the suffering and torment, Vicky had lost weight and he could easily pick her up.

Vicky dared not to struggle in his arms, and he lowered his gaze expressionlessly. "Behave, and I might forgive you."

Before she had the chance to realize what he was talking about, he carried her into the bedroom.

She knew what he intended to do by carrying her into the bedroom, but Tyler had never been known to be so forgiving, and she did not expect him to forgive her so easily.

As she was absorbed in her thoughts, he captured her lips and scowled when he noticed her dazed state. "Focus."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 445-Harvey had arrived at the place where Tyler proposed to meet with him.

He received a report that Vicky had been found by Tyler, and Harvey knew what it meant.

It would be challenging to convince Tyler to let her go, but he could not simply give up because it had all been his fault.

Once he stepped into the mansion, he noticed that there were no guards. As he stepped into the living room, not a soul was seen, and Tyler was nowhere to be found.

Harvey checked the time and scowled, wondering why Tyler had not appeared in time.

Tyler was a punctual man. Even if he saw Harvey as his enemy, it was unlikely for Tyler to be late to spite him.

Amid his confusion, he heard the noises of a woman crying from upstairs. It was hardly noticeable, but he caught the sound because of how quiet the mansion was.

Harvey had a great hearing and instantly realized where the sound was coming from, so he started to walk up the stairs with heavy footsteps.

As soon as he reached the second floor, the cries became more distinct. It sounded familiar, and he immediately recognized that it was Vicky's voice.

Just as he was about to get closer, he heard a few moans and instantly stilled.

He was a grown adult and knew what the sound indicated. Though he had expected Tyler to do everything in his power to humiliate him, he had not expected Tyler to go so far.

He clenched his fists and suppressed the urge to barge in.

There were no guards and the door was not closed, which meant Tyler was not afraid of being seen.

More precisely, he might be expecting Harvey to barge in.

'The woman I wanted to protect has fallen in Tyler Hart's hands because of my mistake...' Harvey thought. 'Just like what happened all those years ago.'

He closed his eyes and shivered helplessly, knowing that he could not go inside.

If he walked in on them, Vicky would only be pushed deeper into despair.

A few hours later, he heard footsteps coming from the floor above. Harvey, who was sitting on a couch on the first floor, looked up.

Tyler was walking down the stairs elegantly with Vicky in his arms, and as he moved, Harvey could see Vicky’s reddened face. Her eyes were closed, and she seemed to have fallen asleep with a frown.

Harvey stood up and stared straight into Tyler's eyes. "Tyler, why did you bring her down here?”

Tyler arrived on the first floor and sat on the couch with Vicky in his arms. She seemed exhausted and leaned into his chest as she turned in her sleep.

"You want to take her away, right?" Tyler said hoarsely. "How are we going to negotiate if she isn't here?'

Loving You In Secret Chapter 446-Harvey smiled. "Why bother putting up an act when you don't have the intention of letting her go in the first place?'

He would be a fool if he did not know what Tyler's intention was.

Tyler did not deny the accusation and said, 'I've only invited you here to get your opinion on whether the cuff I ordered for Vicky suits her. You've always been familiar with her preference, and she'd always wear whatever you give her all the time..."

He lowered his gaze to Vicky's bracelet and played with it with his fingers." I recall that you gave her a rose-patterned necklace on the day you were engaged and even put it on for her."

Harvey's expression darkened at the mention of the engagement, and he glanced at Vicky's wrist.

He twitched when he saw that she was wearing the bracelet he bought for her, and the remorse within him deepened.

While the two men were conversing, Vicky had a dream.

Like the time she dreamt of Alex Torres getting his legs broken, she was once again standing in a third-person perspective.

She saw herself standing in the middle of a presidential suite in a hotel while a man sat elegantly on the couch in front of her. Even though she was standing and he was sitting, his presence remained terrifying.

"Today's the engagement party between you and Harvey, right?" The man's voice sounded like it was coming from a different dimension.

She lowered her head until her hair covered the look on her face as she whispered, "Yes."

"What a shame," the man said. "His true love gets kidnapped on the day of your engagement party with him. He left you alone at the party, making you the laughingstock of all the guests. As if that's not enough, between you and Gloria, he chose to save her and left you with Easton. Miss Shaw, you came close to being defiled by those thugs," the man drawled.

She looked up at the man nervously. "Thank you, Mister Hart, for helping me. Without your help-"

He interrupted her. "You should know the rivalry between me and Harvey, right?*

She paled and fell into silence.

Tyler narrowed his eyes darkly. "You wouldn't be naive enough to think that I rescued you out of the kindness of my heart, right?"

She trembled wordlessly and he leaned back while crossing his legs." Spend the night with me, or with Easton and the others. Take a pick."

"I choose...you, Mister Hart," Vicky said.

"Then strip," he said coldly.

Because she had come from her engagement party earlier that day, she was dressed in a dreamy white dress.

She tried to take her dress off, but she found herself frozen in place.

Tyler simply sat on the couch with his piercing gaze on her without a word.

She tried a few more times, but she failed to move her fingers.

Instead of mocking her, he said, "Are you nervous, Miss Shaw?"

"... Yes."

"How troublesome." He put out the cigarette in his hand and waved her over. "Come here."

She bit on her lower lip and slowly walked toward him.

Tyler reached out and pulled her closer by the waist.

She fell onto his lap and he muttered hoarsely into her ear. 'Let's get to know each other better, then."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 447-Tyler’s breath heated Vicky's skin, and her heart raced as she sat on his lap stiffly.-

Just then, Tyler spotted the necklace around her neck and said, "Is this from Harvey?"

"Yeah."

"Do you like it?’

"It's a style that I like."

"Harvey has always been good at making women happy," he said emotionlessly.

Vicky did not respond, and he reached out to play with the necklace gently.

"Mister Hart...’ she muttered nervously.

"He's gone to save another woman, so why are you still wearing this?" Tyler asked. ’Do you love him?"

Vicky looked into his eyes. "What about you, Mister Hart?"

"Me?"

"Can you sleep with another woman when you're in love with another?’

"Don't you know that men are capable of separating their hearts and bodies?’ His lips curled into a cold sneer. "Harvey, too, got engaged with you yet went to risk his life for another woman.'

Vicky was rendered speechless.

"Besides..." He caressed her cheek. ’If I can't get the older sister, I'll go for the younger one. That's what Harvey did, right? I am curious as to why he picked you."

She narrowed her eyes coldly. "Why you-mmph!’

Before she could finish her sentence, he tilted her chin up and devoured her lips.

In the midst of her daze, she heard Tyler muttering, "If you prefer to sleep with me in the dress you wore to get engaged to Harvey Sparks, I will leave it on..."

When Vicky woke up the next day, Tyler was already gone, and the dress remained intact on her body. It was all ruffled, giving her the appearance of an abandoned rag doll.

Harvey had abandoned her, and Tyler picked her up to toy with before casting her aside.

Sensing a cold sensation around her ankle, Vicky jolted awake as she heard a cold voice saying, "Tyler Hart, that's enough!"

"It's enough when I say so. Harvey, you don't have the right to accuse me of anything."

Harvey wanted to say something else, but he paused when he noticed that Vicky was awake. "Vicky..." He looked at her guiltily.

"Harvey?" She felt confused at first, and when she looked upto find Tyler next to her, she instantly sobered and looked down at her body.

She was tightly wrapped in a blanket, leaving only her head, neck, and legs in the air. Underneath the blanket, she was completely naked. Since Tyler had not bathed her, she felt highly uncomfortable.

It felt as though he had taken her out of the room by casually wrapping her in a blanket like he would an old, damaged merchandise.

Tyler lowered his gaze to the woman in his arms. "Finally awake? Mister Sparks here has been waiting for hours on the first floor."

'Hours?' she thought. 'Can it be that...'

Realization dawned on her and she paled, her eyes widening. Quivering, she snarled, ’You pervert!"

Loving You In Secret Chapter 448-Vicky recalled all the revolting things she was forced to say to avoid suffering at his hands.

"Pervert?" Tyler smiled and narrowed his eyes coldly. "That's not what you said just now, Vicky. Should I help jog your memories of what you said earlier?"

She glared daggers at him with bloodshot eyes; there were no tears but resentment and hatred instead.

Seemingly ignorant of how close she was to a mental breakdown, he added, "Or maybe Mister Sparks here can help you remember. He probably heard everything."

Unable to suppress her anger any longer, Vicky slapped Tyler across the face, and he did not bother to dodge it.

She was weak and had not been able to strike hard, but she soon realized that she had struck him in front of Harvey.

Tyler narrowed his eyes darkly, and her heart sank.

She instinctively wanted to run, but there was nowhere else to run when she was in his arms.

Tyler seized her lips without warning, all while Harvey clenched his fists as he narrowed his eyes in rage.

He stood and wanted to stop him, but he stilled when he saw the fear in Vicky’s eyes.

He knew that he was the person who caused all her suffering.

In the morning four years ago, Vicky returned dazedly wearing the same white dress she wore at the engagement party. The blood stain on her

white dress was a sign of his foolishness. However, she did not shed a single tear despite how red her eyes were.

Sometime later, Tyler finally let her go, and the wounds on her lips opened once again, causing blood to ooze from her lips in the most seductive manner.

"Am I still a pervert?" he asked with her blood on his lips.

Tyler had been calm and even gentle to her since he appeared before her in the room, but his actions sent chills down her spine. At that very moment, Vicky realized there could not be a more evil man than the one before her.

She dared not to cross him again, but he was not satisfied with her silence and scowled. 'Why aren't you saying anything? Do you still think that I'm a pervert?"

Her heart sank as she uttered weakly,"... I won't say it again."

It was an answer to his previous question, and he nodded. "Do you admit that you were wrong?"

She closed her eyes in silence, and he kept his eyes trained on her. "Well?"

She remained quiet and stubbornly refused to admit that she was wrong.

Tyler’s tone darkened. "Vicky Shaw."

"..." She knew that admitting that she was wrong would make her life much easier, but she could not utter a word with the weight on her chest, and she simply did not want to beg for his mercy.

"Vicky Shaw." His voice grew as cold as it sounded from her dream earlier.

"This is your last chance. Do you admit that you were wrong?"

Loving You In Secret Chapter 449-Vicky bit her lip and turned pale, but she refused to respond.

Tyler did not seem affected by it, but the look in his eyes simply grew darker.

"Vicky, remember that you brought this to yourself," he said before standing from his seat with her in his arms.

She shivered and felt as though she was soaked in ice-cold water despite being tightly wrapped with a blanket.

Just then, Harvey went and stood in Tyler's way with a sharp, cold look that she had never seen on his face before. "Let Vicky go.’

Tyler lifted his eyebrow. "Why should I?"

"Because she doesn't want to go with you."

Amused, Tyler chuckled. "If she doesn't want to leave with me, do you think that she wants to go with you instead?" He lowered his gaze at Vicky. "Why don't we ask her and see who she wants to leave with?"

It seemed normal for him to seek Vicky’s opinion, but Harvey jolted in response to his words.

After being Tyler's rival for years, he knew Tyler like the back of his hand and realized that Tyler was certain Vicky would choose to stay with him.

"Vicky." Harvey lowered his voice as he looked at the frail woman before him. "Let me take you away from here, okay?’

All he needed for a nod, and he would risk his life to take Vicky away from Tyler.

Vicky turned to look at him and smiled. 'It's fine. Thank you for helping me so far."

After attempting to run twice, she finally realized that she could never escape Tyler. Tyler had always had full control over the situation and had only allowed her to run away because he enjoyed the chase.

"Vicky." Harvey stared into her eyes and said, "I'm sorry."

Had he not left Jencity abruptly, Tyler would have never gotten her.

"It's not your problem." She shook his head. "He always gets what he wants. H

'I should have known this right from the start,' she thought to herself. 'Tyler did everything to tell me that no one can help me. Not Sebastian, and definitely not Harvey.'

She did not blame Harvey for leaving. After all, surviving with someone's help was destined to be short-lived, and she could only blame herself for being powerless.

"Vicky..." Harvey muttered.

"Just go." She interrupted him and looked at him calmly. "Don't feel guilty. I made my choice. Besides, I'm still married to him, so where else can I go? I'll eventually have to face reality, and running won't help me."

Tyler remained quiet and simply observed their exchange.

Vicky made it clear that she chose to stay instead of being pressured into it by Tyler and said, "Alright, just go. I need to rest."

Harvey stood still and stared at her quietly. After some time, he finally moved and turned to leave.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 450-Tyler did not stop Harvey.

Harvey left sorrowfully and turned around as he walked through the gate. As he took in the sight of the mansion behind him, a sharp pain pierced through his chest.

He placed his hand over his chest dazedly in disbelief. He never expected himself to experience heartache over another woman apart from Gloria.

After Harvey left, the mansion returned to silence. The sun was still shining, but the house was as quiet as a haunted house.

Vicky watched as Harvey left and continued to stare off in the direction of where he went for sometime later before finally looking away.

In truth, she was not looking at Harvey but at the door he left through instead.

When she turned and met Tyler's dark, brooding eyes, she jolted in shock.

Tyler had looked at her with disgust and contempt in the past, but he had never looked at her with such a sharp, piercing glare before.

She lowered her gaze to avoid eye contact with him, and he simply chuckled before carrying her up the stairs.

They returned to the bedroom, and he closed the door behind him. Unable to contain his anger, however, the door slammed shut, causing the wall to shake slightly.

Vicky's heart sank because she knew that Tyler was about to make her pay for her insubordination.

He set her down on the bed and looked down at her. “If you were so reluctant to part with him, why didn't you leave with him?’

The afternoon sun shone onto Vicky through the window, and she looked up. "Why did you marry me when you love her so much?'

He narrowed his eyes. "Hm?"

"I am getting flashbacks." She tugged a strand of hair behind her ear and looked at him with a faint smile. "We’ve known each other for a while, haven't we?"

Tyler's eyes, which were often as unwavering as a calm lake, flickered with emotions for a split moment, and Vicky caught sight of it.

He resumed normality almost immediately. "So what?"

"People keep saying that I slept with you for wealth and fame and that I was shameless for forcing you to marry me. But if you are that reluctant to marry me, it's not like I can force myself on you." The look in her eyes darkened. "Harvey has been involved with the woman who you love and can't seem to get, so you went to sleep with his fiance... There's no better way to get revenge, is there?"

Tyler narrowed his eyes darkly as he studied her thoughtfully.

Sometime later, he smiled and said in a seductive tone, ’Looks like you've recalled the night of your engagement party with Harvey."

Despite losing her memories, rumors of how she managed to marry Tyler never ceased, and she already heard from Sasha and Sheila that Harvey was defeated and left Stoneford City by the time she tricked Tyler into sleeping with her. i

The Shaws fell at the same time, but what she dreamt of earlier happened when she had just gotten engaged to Harvey. It was around the time when Tyler and Harvey were in the depth of their rivalry, and she was not supposed to know Tyler in person at the time.

However, Tyler mentioned that Harvey gave her to another man for Gloria's sake, while Harvey said that Tyler plotted the entire incident so he would benefit from it in the end.

Combining what she had been told so far and what she saw in her dream, she concluded what had happened.

She stared into Tyler's eyes and questioned, "Why haven't you mentioned that we knew each other from the start?"