Loving You In Secret

Chapter 17

Sheila was rushed to the hospital shortly after. Just as she was taken to the ward, she spotted a group of doctors wheeling someone on the bed out of the emergency room. With the doctors standing in the way, she could not see the patient’s face and only heard the doctors whispering to one another as she went past them.

“Have you managed to reach the patient’s family?”

“Not yet. She didn’t have that many contacts on her phone to begin with… We tried calling the person she called most recently, but no one has picked up so far.”

“Oh, dear. I pity her. She almost drowned to death, and she doesn’t even have a friend or a family member

with her…”

Sheila looked away carelessly.

Inside the ward, the doctor was treating Sheila’s wound when Tyler walked inside.

“How is she?” he asked.

“It’s just a scratch, so she’s alright. She should recover in a few days,” replied the doctor.

Tyler nodded.

Sheila looked at him longingly. “I’ve caused you trouble today, Tyler,” she muttered, her voice gentle and pleasant. “If it wasn’t for you, Miss Sparks wouldn’t have let me go that easily.”

Tyler remained expressionless. “It’s not your fault. Someone just decided to take it out on you.”

She was stunned for a moment but immediately realized what he meant by that. He had given his word and no one out there would dare to bully Sheila…or so it was supposed to be. It was clear that Maria was

determined to make Sheila suffer.

you know…Miss

have many female friends, so she had not expected Tyler to act

and simply said, “Rest. This type

Tyler in a white wedding dress. He stared

ever escape

they met his own. “You listen

scattered memories crowded her brain.

midnight, but he never returned

night and wait for

the rare occasions that he returned, they never shared a dinner.

bother to spare her a single look in the eye, but she held on stubbornly

man was strangling her with bloodshot eyes. “Vicky Shaw,

around her neck. Slowly running out of breath, Vicky choked and sensed that the end was

jolted away, and before her was

Someone approached her and asked, “Vicky, are you

focused on the beautiful face

whom Vicky did not

don’t you recognize me?” He seemed to have concluded that Vicky lost her memories

she uttered hoarsely. “I was in a car accident some time ago and lost my memories.”

were involved in a car

nodded, feeling light–headed at

and introduced himself, “Vicky, my

Sebastian’s heart with regret and pain. “I’m sorry, Vicky. I shouldn’t have left you with Tyler

did not respond. Her head was spinning, and she could not

before her.

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practically a stranger to her at the moment, Sebastian decided not to mention the past again and asked hesitantly, “Vicky, why did you drown? Did you forget