Chapter 463: I Did it For You!

Lyca angled her head to one side as she peered at him. She wondered how she missed his conceit before. She used to worship Xu Ke, give him everything that he wanted, everything that he needed. She treated him like a god.

She never noticed how he loved himself more than anyone else.

"But I don't trust you," Xu Ke said before he turned towards the door. "Enjoy your food. I can assure your survival as long as you help me."

"Aren't you scared that I will kill myself?" she asked.

"Kill yourself?" he stopped walking and look at her. "You are too sad to kill yourself. You haven't ruined the people who killed your husband yet. I know you Lyca… you would never rest until you avenge him. Of course, there is also another reason why you won't kill yourself. You are waiting for me to bring him back to you."

"You keep on talking about bringing him back. But can you really do that?" She stood and walked towards him.

"One more step and I will have my people kill the Tang Family's members."

"You— " This is what Lyca had been thinking about. Xu Ke's ruthlessness.

"You are wise Lyca. You actually instructed your mother and father to hide from me. But you miscalculated. I still have the Tang Family. I can kill them, burn them and make them disappear if I want to."

"You dare?" she hissed. "Would you dare do something like that?"

"Why wouldn't I dare? By now, you already know… I am the President. There is no use in being the President of the country without enjoying his power, no?"

"You— "

"That's right. I own you now… just like how I owned you in the past." He gave a low victorious chuckle, something like he always did in the previous world after killing people.

"You will regret this!"

"I never regret my actions… my little wife. Just like how I never regretted killing you in the previous world."

It was as if a huge rock was stuck on Lyca's throat. "You— "

"If given the chance… to sacrifice you and gain what I have now. I would do it again." Then he left the room, the door closing behind him.

Lyca just stared at the mechanical door, saying nothing. She didn't know how long she had been standing there, she remembered going back to her bed after her legs started to feel numb.

Then, she lay on her bed and thought about his words.

Sacrifice? What sacrifice was he talking about?

Xu Ke's stories are inconsistent and unreliable. She knew he was still hiding something and he wanted to find out what it was. She hated that she didn't know anything about it. Lyca stared at the all-white ceiling. The room didn't have a clock so she had no idea about the time. But she is starting to feel sleepy again.

She chose to close her eyes and stop thinking about Xu Ke for a few minutes. Soon, Shen Qui's face filled her mind. Her lips slowly lifted upward into a gentle smile as she thought about him. Then, she thought about his father and mother.

Cleo and Rue are safe with the Chu Brothers so she didn't need to worry about them.

The Tang Family however is a different case. They are a big well-known family. They couldn't just hide and disappear overnight. Protecting them from Xu Ke's clutches would be very difficult.

Another sigh escaped her lips before she let darkness took her consciousness away.

…

The next time that Lyca woke up, it was because of the sound of the mechanical door followed by footsteps.

"Your luggage is here. I also bought a lot of new clothes for you. I don't like it when you always wear black. Colors… I want to see you wearing pink and red and blue. You would look beautiful on it, especially with your white hair. Ah… I also included pieces of jewelry. I bought a diamond before with a very unique design. This was years ago. I bought it because I thought of you."

"I hate jewelry," Lyca said without bothering to look at him. She just stared at the ceiling while lying on the bed.

"You used to love them."

"I never liked them."

"But my gifts… you were so happy every time I give you something."

"I was pretending."

Xu Ke stared at her. "But— "

"You liked me wearing them. So I wore them all the time. I wasn't wearing them for myself. I was wearing them for you because you liked it." Right now, all she could do was laugh at her miserable past. This was something natural to Lyca. She hated Yellow, but her mother liked it. So she would wear yellow every time she was with her.

"You— "

Lyca turned her head towards him. "I'm hungry."

"I also brought food. You like mushrooms and— "

"No, I don't."

Xu Ke stood there, flabbergasted. He wondered if she was only pretending not to like them now because she hated him. "Then the clothes— "

"Give them to the other people in need."

"How about the jewelry?"

"Sell them and earn money to buy food." Finally, she stood and approached the pile of paper bags from branded names. "You could have bought some food with this money." She opened one paper bag and examined its contents. "I never liked scarves. I thought they were too bothersome. They would cover my vision, and it's hot. But during winter… I would wear it to please you. You said they look cute around me. I would wrap myself like a cocoon even though I don't need it because of my body heat. I would do it to please you."

She slowly put the scarf back on the bag and threw it on the floor. "What time is it?"

"Nine in the morning."

She snorted. "Then… where is my breakfast. Xu Ke… I think you are really muddled. It's early in the morning, and instead of food, you bought pieces of jewelry. Do you think I can eat gold?"