[Donât worry. He didnât know it was me. I pointed all the leads to a female driver. You wouldnât be able to
reach me now otherwise.]
Vicky stared at the text and frowned.
Tyler was far too sharp, and it was extremely challenging for her to lie to him, so she managed to
persuade him with a half-truth the night before.
Vicky knew that Tyler would get to the bottom of anything if he wanted to, yet the mysterious man
claimed that he managed to point all evidence to a female driver instead.
âIs he really that capable?â she thought. âIf Tyler finds out about the truth, isnât that going to deepen the
misunderstanding between us?â
While Vicky was absorbed in her thoughts, the man sent her another text.
[Oh, I forgot to mention. Alex was caught last night.]
Vicky jolted and thought, âSo Tyler returned home early last night because Alex was caught?!â
Vicky ignored the text and hastily made a call to Harvey.
It took some time for Harvey to pick up, but when he did, she could sense how exhausted he was
through the sound of his voice.
âVicky.â
âHas Alex been captured?â she asked.
After a long silence, Harvey said, âIâm sorry, Vicky.â
âItâs not your fault.â Vicky tightened her fingers around the phone. âWithout your help, Alex wouldâve
been captured a long time ago.â
Vicky knew that Alex only managed to be under Harveyâs protection for so long because Tyler did not
devote much effort to capturing him. As long as Tyler wanted it, Harvey would only be able to protect
himself, and Alex was bound to be captured at some point.
âThank you for helping me out,â she said. âAs for what happens to Alex, let it be.â
âVickyâ¦â Harvey wanted to say something else but was instantly interrupted.
âYou once said that Tyler was the one who erased my memories. Did he stage my car accident, too?â
âI donât have any evidence to prove it.â Harvey did not expect Vicky to ask such a question. âVicky, have
you found something?â
âNo, butâ¦â She hesitated before deciding to mention the man she ran into the night before.
After listening to Vickyâs description of the man, Harvey said, âIâve never met this man before, nor have
you ever mentioned him to me. Howeverâ¦â
âWhat?â
âThere had always been this mysterious man helping you from behind the scenes back then. Heâs been
so good at hiding his tracks that I never found out who he was.â
âCan this man be the mysterious man who helped me before?â
âI donât know,â Harvey said. âYouâll have to confirm that once you recover your memories.â
After the call with Harvey, Vicky lost all strength to head to work and remained home to rest.
She took a nap and felt more energized, so she went to her study to read a book, though she kept
getting distracted.
She stared at the sun outside the window thoughtfully.
Both Harvey and the mysterious man said that Tyler was the one who erased her memories, and she
was still having a hard time believing it.
âWhy would Tyler do such a thing?â she thought.
She remained dazed for a while before standing up and exiting the study.
Instead of returning to her bedroom, she strolled toward Tylerâs study.