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Chapter 204
Chapter 204
Chapter 204
Chapter 204
Tyler lowered his gaze to look at Vicky’s eyes emotionlessly. “A substitute?
What makes you think you qualify for that?”
She jolted in shock at how hurtful his words were.
Sheila was right. Though wounds would eventually heal as time passed, the scars that remained would still sting from time to time. Pretending that the past events never happened could not actually erase them from the past.
With a blank look in her eyes, she mumbled, “You’re right. I’m not even qualified to be that…”
She had been arrogant.
She blinked, feeling her tears draining as she kept her eyes trained on the man before her. “I once asked if you believe in me, and you’ve been avoiding the question. Can you give me an answer now? You…have never truly trusted me…have you?”
He stared at her in silence, and she refused to look away.
After a while, he finally said, “Yes.”
Though she knew the answer all along, his words still stung her. “If that’s the case, why did you send your men to protect me?”
“Though you aren’t the target, those people might turn their attention to you when they realize that they can’t capture Sheila,” Tyler said.
She clenched her fists, and the assumptions she had pushed aside in the past began to surface again. “Tyler, are you…using me as a decoy to protect Sheila?”
He scowled. “What are you talking about?”
“It’s not a secret that we’re getting past our differences in the past, and since we’ve been seen at all kinds of parties, everyone knows that you begin to acknowledge me as your wife. To make it even more believable, you even punished the people who bullied me and made sure that everyone knew I’m under your protection at your birthday party…” She chuckled darkly. “Not long after that, your rivals came.”
He stared at her coldly. “What are you trying to suggest?”
“People who don’t know the truth would think that you’ve changed your mind about me and that you’ve put your feelings for Sheila aside. If there was someone who wanted to hurt you, they would aim to kidnap the
person you care most about… Technically speaking, they should’ve come at me instead.”
Tyler began to see what Vicky was trying to say, and his expression grew darker. “Let’s suppose you’re right. Why did they kidnap Sheila instead of you in the end?”
She stared into his eyes and drawled, “People who were just enjoying the show might be fooled by what’s being shown on the surface, but if those people are set out to hurt you, they can’t be that easily fooled. They aren’t stupid, and since you’ve sent an army to protect Sheila, anyone who isn’t blind could tell who you truly care about. All those speeches about starting over were just traps.
“Oh, I forgot. Hart Corporation is in a delicate position, and you were telling the truth about how a divorce would affect the company. Hence, your plan secures the reputation of your company, all the while providing you with a decoy to protect Sheila with… What a great scheme.”
He narrowed his eyes angrily, his lips curling into a sneer. “Ha!”
He did not bother to explain himself and simply placed his wallet back into the drawer before walking out expressionlessly. 1
As soon as he stepped out of the room, all strength was drained from her body.
All the heart-warming memories they shared between them over the past months felt like nothing but a joke at that very moment.
Tyler did not return home since.