Chapter 365

"You know that I'm a man of my word." Vicky knew there was nothing she could do even if the masked man went back on his promise, but she did not want to give up when there was hope. "I ran into a friend outside the hospital." "What kind of friend?" "Just...casual friends." The man's interest was piqued. "Was it a guy?" She fell into silence and thought to herself, 'He's asking a question that he knows the answer to.' After a thoughtful moment, Vicky said, "Yeah. He's…my ex-fiance. I don't remember him, though. We just ran into each other by coincidence." "Your ex-fiance? Do you like him?" "No. I don't think much of him." He seemed satisfied with her answer. "If you don't like him, stay away from men like him." His words sounded familiar as though she had heard them somewhere else. Before she could grasp onto the thought, the man added, "I don't want you to be close to any man." Disgust and disdain took her attention off her original thought, and she said, "I might not be a