âEat this,â ordered Tyler coldly.
âI want to eat with my own two hands.â Vicky looked at Tyler. âCan you please untie me?â
Tyler scoffed. âSo that youâll have the opportunity to shout for help?â
âYouâll need to untie me sooner or later.â Vicky had calmed down a lot after a nightâs sleep. âIâll need to
brush my teeth, take a shower, use the toiletâ¦â
In short, it would be impossible for her to live her life out on the bed.
After a few seconds of silence, Tyler unlocked the iron chains on her hands and feet.
Vicky instantly felt her body lightened. She moved her wrist and ankle to shake off the soreness before
turning to Tyler.
âCan⦠Can I take a shower?â
Tyler glanced at her and said nothing.
Vicky took his silence as consent and got off the bed cautiously. However, her feet had been chained
up for too long, and they immediately went numb the minute they touched the floor.
She nearly fell to the ground, but Tyler caught her just in time. She did not even have the time to thank
him before he scooped her up and carried her to the bathroom. Once there, he used his other hand to
pick up some toiletries and, judging by his movement, seemed to be planning on helping her wash up.
Vickyâs face became red hot. âYou can put me down then. The numbness in my leg is goneâ¦â
She had not reached the point where she could not take care of herself.
Tyler completely ignored her. He opened up a brand-new toothbrush, squeezed some toothpaste on it,
and handed it to her.
Vicky was speechless. She silently took the toothbrush and started to brush her teeth under Tylerâs
watchful gaze. She could not help but feel uncomfortable to be stared at like that.
She would still find it weird even if they were an old couple who had been together for decades. In fact,
it would be difficult to find anyone who would be comfortable being stared at by someone who was not
doing anything else. Not to mention, Tylerâs gaze had always been very penetrating, which only served
to intensify Vickyâs discomfort.
Vicky quickly finished brushing her teeth and asked hesitantly, âI need to use the toilet. Can⦠Can you
please go out?â
Tyler looked down at her for a few seconds and finally put her down. Vicky only dared to relax after he
had left the bathroom and closed the door behind him.
â¦
After breakfast, Tyler locked up her hands and feet in iron chains again.
Vicky spent her time lying on the bed and staring up at the ceiling while Tyler sat on the chair beside
the bed, reading a book.
The day passed quickly like this.
Except for lunch and dinner, when Tyler would go to the kitchen to cook, he would stay in the bedroom
and read the rest of the time. All this time, Vicky would be confined to the bed and kept under his
surveillance.
The next day came and passed the same way, and Vicky finally could not take it anymore.
âTyler, can you at least untie me? Itâs not like I can go anywhere with you watching me all the time. My
body will start to rot if I stay in bed the whole day.â
Tyler put down his book and coldly said, âI thought we broke up already, so why should I care about
what happens to your body?â
His words were like a thousand knives stabbing her heart, and she suddenly could not catch her
breath. She lowered her head in a panic and stopped talking.
Tyler picked up his book and continued reading where he left off. However, not a single word entered
his brain. He glanced at Vicky, who was lying listlessly on the bed, and thought she looked like a flower
that was about to wither.
Before he kidnapped her, he had planned to chain her up to the bed just like what he was doing at the
moment, so that she would not be able to go anywhere. He would break her legs if she tried to run
away again.
He blamed Vicky for all that had happened to himâbeing forced to go back to the Hart family, being
locked up in a dark room, and being subjected to various âtreatmentsâ.