Chapter 63

"I've told myself countless times that I need to live with my dignity intact and that I can survive without a man, but..." Vicky smiled bitterly. "I have nothing and no one to rely on in this community, and even if I don't want to admit it, I have to acknowledge that I'm helpless without you."

Tyler stared at her and asked, "So everything you've done in the past month has been for this, right?"

Vicky knew that she could not hold a candle to his brilliance, so she did not bother lying.

"Mister Hart, I worked hard to take care of you in exchange for something that means nothing to you but means the world to me while you enjoy being taken care of... It's a fair exchange."

"So the three months of our agreement isn't your attempt to save this marriage, but the time you bought to plan your future?"

She shot him an odd look. "I've been trying to save this marriage for three years, and that hasn't changed your mind at all. What can three months do? I don't believe that I haven't hovered o