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.

did you

playing around, he did not have many female friends,

answer her question and simply said, “Rest.

He stared at her darkly as he warned her in the most devilish voice, “You better be ready, Vicky Shaw.

you won’t ever

revealing the determination in her eyes as they met his own. “You listen

the voices and scattered memories crowded her

until midnight, but he never returned

night and wait for him to come home, but

the rare occasions that he returned, they never

to spare her a single look in the eye, but she held on stubbornly and refused to give up.

her surroundings changed, and the man was strangling her with bloodshot eyes. “Vicky Shaw, how

resentment as he tightened his grip around her neck. Slowly running out of breath, Vicky choked

and before her was a plain white

Someone approached her and asked, “Vicky, are you

and slowly focused on the beautiful

young, elegant–looking man whom Vicky did not recognize.

don’t you recognize me?” He seemed to have concluded that Vicky lost her memories from drowning and blurted out, “I’ll call for

“I was in a car accident some time ago and lost

man stilled. “You were involved

nodded, feeling light–headed at the

“Vicky, my name is

pale face filled Sebastian’s heart with regret and pain. “I’m sorry, Vicky. I

Her head was spinning, and she could not even recall

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?