An odd feeling emerged when Vicky looked into the masked man's eyes.
She could understand why Tyler would be angry at her, but she could not comprehend why the masked man acted as though he was confronting his cheating wife.
Instead of lying, she explained, "I thought that he was you and wanted to confirm it."
"By taking his clothes off?" the man questioned.
She frowned as realization dawned on her that while the man knew that she met with Sebastian, he seemed unaware of the precise situation, which meant that there were no surveillance cameras in the room.
"You have a scratch mark on your chest," Vicky drawled.
The man came to realize what she meant and shot her a look. "Are you disappointed to find out that I'm not Sebastian, then?"
"No."
She would be terrified if Sebastian turned out to be the masked man, because not only was Sebastian someone she knew, but it also terrified her to think that the gentle, understanding side of Sebastian was nothing but a persona he put on in front of others.
The news about Sheila was still playing on the television, and Vicky's attention slowly drifted to the faint reflection of the man on the television screen.
The man noticed where she was looking, and the look in his eyes darkened. "You said you were thinking of Tyler... Are you referring to the scandal between him and Sheila?"
Vicky's expression darkened. "Yeah."
After confirming that Tyler was not the masked man, she started missing him once again, but felt foolish when she saw the news.
The reality had given her a strike of the truth.
The man pulled her into his arms. "How did you get out today?"
Vicky glanced at her phone and noticed that there was no missed call or unread messages. "He isn't...home today, so I just came here."
He played with her hair and asked casually, "Are you two fighting?"
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Awesome story but too long winded...