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 making it hard for her

Vicky did not continue the conversation, neither did

The emotional shock of seeing Tyler had subsided, leaving

even though she had no energy left. Her resistance made Tyler’s eyes darken because he

everything a married couple does, so why are you still acting like we are strangers?” asked Tyler

knew he had misunderstood her. “I’m dirty…and I’m worried that I’ll get your clothes

the past several days without a

had always been a clean freak, so she

softened after having heard her explanation. “It’s fine,” he said

woman would always want to present her best side to the man they loved. Therefore, Vicky could not imagine just how unkempt and unsightly she must have looked at the moment. Even though they were husband and wife, she was still embarrassed to have him see

to avert his gaze, thinking that as long as she did not look at

it must be,’ she thought in a bid

behavior made

the fact that I