Chapter 1116

Tyler was the first to break the silence. "Does it hurt?"

Vicky kept her head bowed wordlessly.

"What exactly happened?" he asked.

She remained quiet, and tension rose in the air.

He pursed his lips at her reluctance to speak or look at him. "Vicky, how am I supposed to handle this if you don't tell me anything?"

Her lashes fluttered at his words, and she finally looked up at him. "Handle this? Isn't your way of handling it having me apologize?"

His dark and intense eyes stared at her unwaveringly. "It's a fact that you pushed her into the lake, isn't it?" he asked.

In fact, he had arrived in time and witnessed the scene.

Vicky admitted, "Yes. So what?"

"Her health is fragile, and she has had heart problems for a while. By pushing her, you could've caused unforeseen consequences—"

Tyler's words were abruptly cut off by Vicky's cold interruption. "Are you accusing me of trying to kill your mother?"

"I'm merely stating an objective fact."

"Is that why you're not interested in