It had only been a week, and Vickyâs confidence began to deplete. If she continued to eat Tylerâs
cooking for a month, she feared she might never want to cook again.
She served Tyler enthusiastically, to the point that Tyler was having trouble adjusting to it.
Halfway through dinner, he set his spoon down and looked at her. âAre you running out of money?â
She was sipping on her water at the time and came close to choking at his words. âNo!â she blurted
out. âIâm just thankful that you took me in and took such great care of meâ¦â
He interrupted her coldly. âI took you in and took care of you because you took care of me before and
didnât accept my money, which means I owe you a favor. Weâre even now, so you donât have to fawn
over me.â He paused and added, âAlso, the way youâre showing gratitude bears no value at all.â
âIs money the only thing that bears value?â she mumbled with a pout.
âOf course,â he said. âIf there are people who canât be moved by money, it just means that you arenât
paying them enough.â
Vicky disagreed with his view. âDo you have to make everything sound so materialistic?â
âThe world is materialistic.â
âBut there are things that money canât buy, like feelings.â
Tyler scoffed at her words.
Vicky did not appreciate his attitude but remained quiet as she did not want to argue with him.
Tyler soon finished his food and set the spoon down elegantly. âIâm done,â he said and got up to leave.
As she stared at his towering figure, an uncontrollable urge filled her heart, and she shouted, âI will
make you believe!â
He stilled for a split moment and returned to his room without looking back, shutting the door behind
him.
â¦
Another week went by with no updates from the academy.
Vicky shamelessly stayed in Tylerâs apartment and did not mention a word about leaving, while Tyler
seemed to have completely forgotten about it as well.
Tyler was a busy man and rarely stayed home for long. Even when he returned home from work, he
would go back to his room after dinner, so the two did not have much chance to interact at all.
One day, Vicky received a message from Gloria.
[Mister George is awake.]
Mister George had cared for Vicky, and she had been worried about him since she found out that he
had been in an accident.
She had no choice but to refrain from going outside out of concern that Jonathan might find her.
However, her worry for Mister George won after she saw Gloriaâs message.
Mister George was only in a car accident because of Vicky, and she could not rest until she saw him.
After putting on some disguise to make sure that she would not be recognized, she headed out.