Vicky remembered almost everything but knew nothing about the mysterious man.
A part of her memories remained lost, but that was related to the reason why she broke up with Tyler.
She did not think that it concerned the mysterious man.
âCan the man I ran into be the mysterious man whoâs been helping me?â she thought.
Just as she considered whether she should text or call the man she met before, her phone vibrated.
The man she met always contacted her with unknown caller identification, while the mysterious man
who helped her multiple times had an actual phone number.
Though Vicky suspected that they were the same person, she decided to treat them like two separate
individuals until she had proof.
Vicky opened the text message and jolted in shock as it was not from an unknown number but from the
number she remembered to belong to the mysterious man.
[I thought you were never going to text me again.]
[What makes you think that?] Vicky replied.
[Youâve forgotten about everything, including me.]
Vickyâs expression darkened. [How do you know that Iâve forgotten about everything?]
[Because Iâve been watching you.]
Vicky paused before replying. [You still havenât answered my question from earlier.]
The mysterious man did not reply immediately until half an hour later.
[You are the only one who can tie him down.]
She tightened her grip around her phone and replied. [Why do you need me to tie him down?]
[Because thereâs something I need to do.]
[What are you trying to do?] She typed
A few moments later, she received another message.
[I canât answer that question, but since youâre asking, I can tell you that this is the price you need to pay
for all the help Iâve provided you in the past. Itâs hardly a big price to pay for you, right? After all, Harvey
Sparks was in prison, and if you didnât marry Tyler, the Shaws would marry you off to someone else for
their gain.]
Vicky stared at the text dazedly, and some time later, she sent another message.
[Last question. Have we met before?]
There was no response for a long time after that, which was what happened in the past whenever she
asked about his identity.
He would often tell her that they were merely partners who worked together for one anotherâs benefit.
Still, she gained more from this mysterious individual than she had given.
When he suggested that she marry Tyler, she only hesitated for a moment before agreeing because
Tyler was the best option she had at the time.
If she did not act in time, the Shaws would have married her into another big family to rise again.
Just when Vicky thought that she would not get any response, her phone vibrated, and she spotted a
text message with only one word.
In the afternoon, Vicky spoke with Cece on the phone and headed out toward the studio.
The recovery of her memories had exhausted her energy, so she soon fell asleep in the taxi after
informing the driver of her destination.
She remained half-asleep for a long while and jolted awake shortly after.
She glanced outside the window to check where she was and paled when she realized that she was
not on the way to the studio.