Loving You In Secret

Vicky looked up at Tyler and answered, “Because…I’m your wife?”

Tyler laughed. “Wrong. It’s because I’m still useful to them.”

“How are you still useful to them?” asked Vicky with a puzzled expression on her face.

“I can help their adopted son to successfully get the position of being the heir to the entire Hart family’s fortune.”

Vicky was a little taken aback. “They want you to help him? But aren’t you their real kid…?”

“So what?” Tyler asked back indifferently.

Vicky fell silent.

Tyler was right—what did it matter that he was their biological child? He had long been labeled as the ‘rebellious one’, and it was all because of her. If she was not in his life, he would not have been hated by his parents nor would he have to suffer through so much torture.

Vicky feel as if a giant boulder was pressing against her chest and

not continue the conversation, neither

so long—was feverish. The emotional shock of seeing Tyler had subsided, leaving her feeling

Vicky began to struggle even though she had no energy left. Her resistance made Tyler’s eyes darken because he realized

so why are you still acting like we are

I’m worried that I’ll get your clothes dirty too,” she said

past several days without a chance to shower, and only god knew what bugs had been crawling all

been a clean freak, so

heard her explanation. “It’s fine,” he

loved. Therefore, Vicky could not imagine just how unkempt and unsightly she must

that as long as she did not look at him, she could

be,’ she thought in a bid to

Vicky’s evasive behavior

fact that I was