Chapter 324

A towering man stood before the window with his back facing her direction, and Vicky's breath came to a sudden halt when she saw him. It had only been a little over a week since she last saw him, yet it felt like a lifetime had passed. The man slowly turned around at the sound of her footsteps. He was as cold and distant as always, and his dark, brooding eyes were like the ocean that could drown anything who stared into them. He studied her intently with an expression, and Vicky found herself stiffening. The look in his eyes darkened as he asked, "It's only been a week, and you've already forgotten about me?" Vicky felt a lump in her throat, and it took every last strand of strength within her to speak. "W—Why are you here?" "You don't want me here?" "It's not that, but..." Tyler seemed to know what she was trying to say. "You don't think that I'm coming to rescue you, do you?" "You said so yourself." "When did I say that?" Tyler shot her a half-smile. Vicky was taken aback