'That rat!' Avery cursed inwardly. She desperately wished she could kill Vicky.However, she managed to steady herself upon recalling her pregnancy.She gently placed a hand on her still-flat belly and raised her voice, "Tyler, I'm carrying your child!"Tyler, having gathered this from their conversation earlier, did not display any surprise. Instead, he asked with intrigue, "Is that so?"Avery presented a medical report she had prepared. "Here's the test report." She looked toward Old Mister Hart and added, "Grandfather had someone conduct the examination."This implied that there was no possibility of forgery.Tyler accepted the report and started to review it. It was then Vicky pulled away in an attempt to escape.Tyler frowned and locked her within his embrace, before whispering into her ear, "Stay with me."Everyone stared at them in bewilderment, and Avery glared daggers at Vicky.Though Tyler had not said much, anyone could tell what had happened upon seeing the rings o
Old Mister Hart had gathered enough information about the situation based on Avery's silence and said, "Avery, do you mean to say that this child might not be Tyler's?"Avery bit her lip and replied, "I can assure you that there's an 80-percent chance this child is Tyler's, but there's also a possibility it's Lincoln's..."Although Lincoln was an adopted son, he was still a member of the Hart family. Whether this child belonged to Tyler or Lincoln, it was still a member of the family. Furthermore, Avery was married to Lincoln, so there was no need to terminate the pregnancy.Valencia and Orion looked at each other in displeasure. They disliked Avery's cunning nature, but they placed just as much importance on the family's heir as Old Mister Hart did, especially since they doted on Lincoln, who had not shown interest in women in the past.Old Mister Hart, too, understood this and questioned, "Avery, are you certain that this child is either Tyler's or Lincoln's?""I swear!" she sai
Tyler tightened his hold on Vicky's waist and calmly stated, "I'm sorry, but I'm getting married soon, so I can't marry you."Avery widened her eyes. "Even if I'm carrying your child?"Tyler nodded. "That's correct."Avery could not believe her ears.Her face twisted with rage, and she gritted out, "If you won't marry me, there's no reason for this child to exist!"Avery's threat did not even faze Tyler. "If you insist on not having the child, I'll respect your choice."Avery took a few steps back. "What did you say?""I'll respect any choice you make."Avery thought that she held an ace in her hand, only to be proven wrong as she did not imagine that Tyler would respond in such a manner.Suddenly, she thought of something and turned to look at Old Mister Hart.Old Mister Hart calmly sipped his tea, while Valencia and Orion sat on their respective sofas, appearing as though they had not heard her.Avery felt momentarily lost and helpless. 'Why? Why are Old Mister Hart and Ty
"You mentioned that you want Tyler to marry you. Had he agreed to it, we wouldn't oppose it. However, Tyler doesn't want to marry you," Old Mister Hart explained. "What can we do as his elders? We can't force him to marry you. If he refuses to marry you, we can't make him do it, can we now?"Old Mister Hart's words were relatively tactful, but everyone present understood his message.If Avery was willing to have the child, the Hart family would take responsibility. If she did not want to do so, they would not force her either. After all, she was the one carrying the child. Regardless, none of them were happy that Avery was trying to blackmail them into compliance using her pregnancy.Compared to Avery, the Hart family found Vicky easier to accept, which was one of the reasons Old Mister Hart and Tyler's parents did not outright oppose Tyler's desire to marry Vicky.Women who tried to use children as leverage like Avery were not welcomed into the family.Mister Yeager was also irri
Since Vernon was the head of the family, Alana did not dare to argue with him. She turned back and continued to pass on her wisdom to Avery."All a man cares about is his ego. Just let him marry whoever he wants. Otherwise, he'll just get a mistress or two after you're married to him. The one thing in this world that you shouldn't count on is a man's feelings for you."Even if he decides to marry Vicky today, what's not to say he won't divorce her tomorrow? So you see, it's not about Vicky. As a matter of fact, it could be any other woman. Plus, you're pregnant with his kid, so you shouldn't worry too much. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to see him once the baby is born."'Mom's right. Tyler will eventually be mine as long as I have the baby. I can use the baby to get closer to him!' thought Avery, feeling much better after listening to Alana."Thanks, Mom. I know what to do now," she said.Alana was relieved to see her daughter feeling better."Avery, don't forget.
Vicky did not even feel a little bit of joy at the prospect of their wedding."So what's going on with the wedding?" she asked."It's been arranged as we speak," answered Tyler impassively. "It'll be held at the end of next month."Vicky frowned. "But I haven't…"She was going to say that she had not agreed to anything when Tyler cut her off. "I've already decided, so I'm not going to cancel the wedding."He looked down at her frowning face."You don't look like you're happy," he commented.Vicky was indeed not happy. Everything felt like a dream to her. She did not understand why Tyler would suddenly want to marry her."Is it because you have some concerns?" Tyler asked gently. "You can tell me if you have."Vicky did not know what to say."If you're worried about the baby, don't be. I promise you I'll never let it come between us," he added.Tyler pulled her into his embrace and kissed her forehead."You can go over the wedding details with the wedding planner and choose
Vicky said nothing.Seeing this, Aurora could not help but tease her, "Vicky, don't tell me you're getting cold feet?"Vicky took a sip of her coffee. "I've already been married once. Why would I get cold feet?""Well, you didn't have a wedding then. Not to mention, thousands of people will be attending the wedding this time, so it must feel different. By the way…" Avery looked at her. "Are you going to invite reporters or hold a livestream on the day of the wedding?"Vicky shook her head. "I haven't thought about all that.""What does Tyler think?""He left the decision to me."Aurora was relieved to hear that. She nodded and said, "It's good he doesn't deliberately try to hide your existence. This way, you can salvage your reputation a little."Seeing Vicky still unhappy, Aurora added, "Come on, Vicky. Cheer up a little! Tyler will be upset if he sees you like this. You know how he treats you when he's upset, right?"Suddenly, she thought of something, so she asked hesitantl
"Is that all you wanted to tell me?" asked Tyler."There's more…"However, before she could say anything else, she heard Tyler's secretary saying, "Mister Tyler, everyone's waiting for you in the meeting room. You may go now.""Okay. I got it."After that, there was the sound of papers rustling."Are you going to a meeting?""Yeah.""Then when's a good time to call you back?""Vicky," said Tyler suddenly."Yes?""I know what you wanted to say.""You knew?" she asked in shock."I have a sense of what's going on, sort of."Vicky heard the sound of the door opening."This matter isn't really that serious to me, so just focus on the wedding planning. We can talk about this after the wedding."Tyler sounded so calm that Vicky did not know how to react."I have to go to the meeting now. Talk to you later," he said in a rush.He then hung up the phone without waiting for Vicky's response.…As time passed, the news of Tyler and Vicky getting married spread like wildfire.A