This time, his face was swollen, and he was unable to speak. He was too drained to harass me any further.
I stayed in the hospital for a few more days until Erica called and told me to hurry back to work—Tyler had returned.
On the way back, I deliberately went to a flower shop, and by the time I got back to the villa, I was already covered in rashes.
"Jean Smith! What's wrong with you?"
Monica frowned and backed away a few steps, covering her nose as if I were the plague.
"Ma'am, I'm not sure what's happening, but it'll clear up quickly after I take some medicine. It won't affect my work."
"No way. Stay out of sight until you're better. Looking at you makes me sick."
Having achieved my goal, I bowed but didn't obediently return to my room.
Instead, I took the allergy medicine I'd prepared earlier and hid in the storage room on the second floor.
I squatted in that room for almost three hours, and my legs went completely numb.
There was a recording device under the dining table that could connect to my phone. When I heard the voices of the family of four, I quietly crept to the study door.
I gently turned the handle, and sure enough, the door opened.
My heart pounded in my chest. I had a gut feeling that there was a huge secret hidden in that room.
I took out a tiny camera and placed it on the highest bookshelf, aiming it directly at the desk in the center.
After that, I sneaked back to the storage room and watched the footage on my phone.
After dinner, Tyler pulled out a small safe from under the study desk and placed a stack of papers, which looked like contracts, inside.
Unfortunately, he was standing directly in front of the safe, so I couldn't see the password.
Once everything was done, I returned to my room and made a phone call.
"Hey, Dad."
"What now?"
"Are we really that poor?"
"Of course. Can't you tell?"
I saw him fiddle with his new watch while talking on the phone.
The camera didn't capture it clearly, but I could see that the watch was worth at least six figures.
"I had a dream. I dreamed that you had another family and were really wealthy."
"Don't be ridiculous! I'll transfer 100 bucks to you later. Don't bother me if there's nothing wrong."
He hung up the phone. Then I saw him carefully wipe down each of his watches before putting them away in the surveillance video.