Chapter 204


    Chapter 204


    Tyler lowered his gaze to look at Vicky’s eyes emotionlessly. “A substitute?


    What makes you think you qualify for that?”


    She jolted in shock at how hurtful his words were.


    She was right. Though wounds would eventually heal as time passed, the scars that remained would


    still sting from time to time. Pretending that the past events never happened could not actually erase


    them from the past.


    With a nk look in her eyes, she mumbled, “You’re right. I’m not even qualified to be that…”


    She had been arrogant.


    She blinked, feeling her tears draining as she kept her eyes trained on the man before her. “I once


    asked if you believe in me, and you’ve been avoiding the question. Can you give me an answer now?


    You…have never truly trusted me…have you?”


    He stared at her in silence, and she refused to look away.


    After a while, he finally said, “Yes.”


    Though she knew the answer all along, his words still stung her. “If that’s the case, why did you send


    your men to protect me?”


    Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g


    “Though you aren’t the target, those people might turn their attention to you when they realize that they


    can’t capture She,” Tyler said.


    She clenched her fists, and the assumptions she had pushed aside in the past began to surface again.


    “Tyler, are you…using me as a decoy to protect She?”


    He scowled. “What are you talking about?”


    “It’s not a secret that we’re getting past our differences in the past, and since we’ve been seen at all


    kinds of parties, everyone knows that you begin to acknowledge me as your wife. To make it even more


    believable, you even punished the people who bullied me and made sure that everyone knew I’m under


    your protection at your birthday party…” She chuckled darkly. “Not long after that, your rivals came.”


    He stared at her coldly. “What are you trying to suggest?”


    “People who don’t know the truth would think that you’ve changed your mind about me and that you’ve


    put your feelings for She aside. If there was someone who wanted to hurt you, they would aim to


    kidnap the


    person you care most about… Technically speaking, they should’vee at me instead.”


    Tyler began to see what Vicky was trying to say, and his expression grew darker. “Let’s suppose you’re


    right. Why did they kidnap She instead of you in the end?”


    She stared into his eyes and drawled, “People who were just enjoying the show might be fooled by


    what’s being shown on the surface, but if those people are set out to hurt you, they can’t be that easily


    fooled. They aren’t stupid, and since you’ve sent an army to protect She, anyone who isn’t blind


    could tell who you truly care about. All those speeches about starting over were just traps.


    “Oh, I forgot. Hart Corporation is in a delicate position, and you were telling the truth about how a


    divorce would affect thepany. Hence, your n secures the reputation of yourpany, all the


    while providing you with a decoy to protect She with… What a great scheme.”


    He narrowed his eyes angrily, his lips curling into a sneer. “Ha!”


    He did not bother to exin himself and simply ced his wallet back into the drawer before walking


    out expressionlessly. 1


    As soon as he stepped out of the room, all strength was drained from her body.


    All the heart-warming memories they shared between them over the past months felt like nothing but a


    joke at that very moment.


    Tyler did not return home since.