Chapter 345


    Chapter 345


    In the past month, Vicky and Tyler shared the same bed, but Tyler had not made any advance on her.


    It was not that he no longer desired her, but Vicky had been severely traumatized since she returned


    from Forever Night.


    She would either lose sleep or suffer from nightmares, and though she was making progress with


    therapy, she would still back away from Tyler’s touch.


    Tyler knew that she was struggling to ovee her demons and did not push her.


    It was their fourth anniversary, and though she forgot about it, Tyler remembered and went to the


    lengths of nning a surprise for her.


    She had arrivedte and upset Tyler, so she felt that intimacy might be the way she couldpensate


    him, especially since she was recovering with the help of her therapist.


    Intimacy was inevitably the tie that kept a marriage together, so she did not back away and wrapped


    her arms around his neck.


    Tyler deepened the kiss when suddenly, the ringing of a phone interrupted them.


    Ring!


    Vicky pushed Tyler away and said, “My phone…”


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    Tyler was displeased but did not insist on continuing.


    Vicky answered the call. “Cece?”


    “Vicky…” Cece’s panicked voice came from the speaker. “Anthony is here, and he’s trying to take


    Jennifer away by force. I can’t stop him, and Jennifer doesn’t want to leave with him…”


    Vicky frowned. “Cece, try to stall him. I’lle over right now.”


    Vicky ended the call and stood to leave, only to recall what happened earlier when she noticed the dark


    gaze upon her.


    “Anthony is trying to take Jennifer away against her will, and Cece can’t stop him, so-‘


    “And you can?’ Tyler asked coldly.


    “…” She realized that she could not, but Tyler was capable of doing so. She thus looked at him and


    asked, “Can you help Jennifer out and keep her from being taken by Anthony?”


    He narrowed his eyes with an unreadable look on his face. “You haven’t even known Jennifer for that


    long. Why do you care so much?”


    She was stunned by this questioning but answered regardless, “Jennifer is Cece’s friend, and Cece


    has helped me so many times before. Helping Jennifer is the same thing as helping Cece.’


    “That’s all?


    Vicky thought about it and said, “I guess Jennifer and I just clicked. She is my employee now. Cece and


    I are the only ones she knows in Stoneford City, so I cant just leave her, both as a friend and as a


    boss.”


    “Are you not scared of going out during the night anymore?”


    Vicky nced at the darkness that loomed over the streets outside and hesitated but pushed past her


    fear right away. “I’ll eventually have to ovee it.’ She turned to Tyler. “Don’t you want me to


    ovee the trauma as well?”


    Tyler simply stared at her in silence.


    She walked over to kiss him, but he turned away from it.


    She studied his expression and whispered, “Are you upset?’


    “Aren’t you just trying to fawn over me so that I’d help your friend?” he said expressionlessly.


    She wanted to argue but decided against it.


    Considering Anthony’s status and power, she would not be able to stop him without Tyler’s help.


    The disdain in his eyes thickened when she did not deny it.


    Vicky wanted to say something to cheer him up, but Cece called once again.