Like the calls Vicky made before, it was left unanswered.

It had been over 20 days since she started living with Tyler, and he never returned home this late.

She paced back and forth anxiously and wondered if Tyler had suffered the same fate as Mister George under Jonathan’s plot.

She had remained home to hide from Jonathan every day, but Tyler kept working.

Vicky had once asked Tyler if he was concerned that Jonathan might find him.

“He can locate you with ease because he knows you, but I’m a stranger to him, so it’s not that easy for him to find me,” replied Tyler.

Since Tyler seemed confident, Vicky did not argue with him. Nonetheless, she could not help but worry when Tyler was not home.

Five minutes later, Vicky was about to make another call to him when she heard the door opening.

Tyler stumbled inside, and the scent of alcohol instantly filled the air.

lit up, and she immediately hurried over. “Tyler,

off his shoes and looked up at her

not as sharp as he usually was, and there was

studied him and whispered, “Have you

of

and came close to tripping, so Vicky hurried over to steady

regained his

had no choice but to help him back to his

on the bed, she said gently, “Lay down for a while. I’ll

scowled in discomfort and did not

the tea and allowing it to cool, Vicky went into Tyler’s room and came close to dropping the glass when she saw Tyler taking his clothes off in

the glass on the table and

a dazed look and slurred, “I’m

the bathroom in his state, she took a deep breath and said,

“Why?”

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