Chapter 1742


    Vicky finally heard Tyler clearly, and her expression darkened.


    “Just hold on a little longer!” she said, her voice filled with determination. “I’ll save you!”


    Tyler’s gaze was calm, even in this life-or-death moment. His eyes showed no hint of emotion. “I can’t


    hold on for much


    longer,” he calmly replied.


    Vicky was aware that Tyler had been shot in the arm and knew he could not endure for much longer.


    “Just a little longer.” Vicky’s fingers tightened on the rope, and her knuckles turned white with the effort.


    “Just a little


    longer!”


    Suddenly, the speedboat lurched, causing Vicky’s body to sway dangerously over the edge. She almost


    fell into the sea


    but managed to steady herself in time.


    Lowering her head to focus on pulling Tyler up, she saw Tyler’s gaze fixed on her. In his eyes, she saw


    a mixture of


    longing, reluctance to let go, and an intense, indelible affection.


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    With a voice tinged with emotions, he said, “I never intended to let you go.”


    Indeed, he had not intended to let her leave, not even for a moment. There had not been a moment


    that he regretted that.


    Vicky extended her hand toward him, saying, “Stop talking! Just grab my hand!”


    She secured herself to the boat using the rope, hoping Tyler could use it to help him climb up. All she


    thought of was Tyler


    and to save him.


    Tyler continued bitterly, “I’ve even chosen our burial plot. I was waiting to seek revenge before we could


    die together, but


    you got pregnant.”


    Vicky realized what he was getting at, and her eyshes fluttered.


    Tyler looked at her with eyes that shimmered with a hint of nostalgia, sorrow, and intense love. “Back


    then, you’d rather


    have me undergo hypnosis than continue to be with me. That’s when I realized I had no way of keeping


    you by my side


    forever.


    “I understood you had your reasons, but those reasons made me feel insecure. Even though you were


    doing it for my own


    good, I couldn’t ept it. You thrived without me, and it made me believe that if I stayed away for a


    while longer, you’d


    erase me from your mindpletely. Since you couldn’t love me, I decided to make you hate me


    instead.”


    He left no room for regret. He knew that even if Vicky stayed with him, it would be due to his threats


    and coercion. He had


    threatened her with Harvey’s life, forcing her to sign an unequal agreement.


    How could one expect to receive genuine love through lies and maniption? He knew it was


    impossible right from the


    beginning.


    His rtionship with Vicky was bound to be doomed. Avoiding past hurts might work for a while, but


    whenever conflicts


    emerged, their underlying problems would resurface.


    Tyler’sck of trust and sense of insecurity toward Vicky led him to crave control. If she resisted being


    with him, he would


    threaten and force her into staying. She would resent him for his despicable ways and try to escape.


    Thus began another


    cycle.


    He did not want to live in constant fear of her leaving him at any moment, so he decided to end it once


    and for all.


    However, he did not anticipate her pregnancy.


    He had thought about deepening their bond with a child; it was an idea that formed in his head many


    years ago. However,


    they lost their child in the end, and their rtionship became even more strained.


    Vicky suffered physically due to the miscarriage, making it almost impossible for her to conceive again.


    It would be a lie to


    say Tyler did not regret it.