Loving You In Secret

Chapter 19

Vicky, who had not been fully asleep, jolted awake as she heard a voice screaming at her. “Vicky, you sure

were smug,

huh? What’s with this poor, innocent act now?”

Vicky opened her eyes and found Sasha standing before her with her hands on her hips as she cursed at the top of her lungs.

“Who do you think you are, Vicky Shaw? You want me to apologize? You didn’t get my apology the last time, so what makes you think that you’re getting that this time?! As long as Tyler is around, you won’t be able to touch me!”

Vicky glanced at the clock on the wall and noticed that it was only half past six in the morning. She had struggled through the night and only managed to go to sleep at two in the morning.

At the moment, she and Sasha were the only ones inside the ward.

Vicky struggled to get up. “What are you doing here?” Her voice was frail and hoarse, and one would not be able to hear her if the room was not as quiet as it was.

Sasha pointed at Vicky and shouted, “Keep pretending, why don’t you? Vicky, did you think that you’d scare me by telling Tyler?”

Sasha thought back to how Sheila told her to apologize to Vicky, and her face twisted with anger. She darted forward to grab the glass of water on the nightstand before splashing the water onto Vicky.

The lethargic Vicky could hardly react in time to dodge before she was instantly drenched.

“You want me to apologize? Fine, if I have to apologize no matter what…” Sasha narrowed her eyes viciously. “I might as well have my fun first!”

to slap Vicky across the cheek but Vicky grabbed her hand midway, successfully blocking the

few moments and instinctively wanted to withdraw her hand,

her wrist never

strong. She wiggled to escape when

a sudden and thus fell backward, the glass in her hand flying off and shattering on

Crash!

sound, and the two immediately heard footsteps approaching.

something had happened to Vicky at first, but narrowed

Sheila arrived in the room with her assistant. She glanced at

Tyler, but she immediately started tearing up. Sheila, Tyler, I came to visit Vicky and to apologize to her, but… Not only did she not accept it, but she shoved

”

ground. I told you that she’s probably faking illness, and you just won’t believe me,

woman who almost drowned be strong enough to shove

darkened slightly as she turned to look at Vicky.

night and couldn’t be here to visit you sooner. It was already late by the time I found out that you drown, so I didn’t dare to come and disturb

expression, Vicky said, “Your cousin, Sasha, pushed

”

you have proof? I saw you jumping in there on your own…” She turned around to look at Sheila. “She kept getting in Tyler’s way, and as soon as he left, she fell into the pool. She just didn’t want him to leave and jumped in to catch his attention. It’s a shame that

stared at Vicky. “Is that

wanted to explain but was interrupted

a great swimmer. She has won a couple of swimming contests. How

Vicky. “Miss Shaw, why aren’t you saying

and is too guilty to