Valencia, who was sitting in the living room sipping her tea, looked up and frowned at Tyler's impoliteness. Just as she was about to speak, Orion—who was beside Valencia—gently shook his head at her. Suppressing her dissatisfaction, Valencia forced a smile."Tyler, why have you come?" she asked.Over the years, Tyler's visits to them had been few and far between. Valencia had always held resentment toward Tyler, but because Lincoln was still recovering from his illness, she had to temporarily cast her frustration aside.Since Lincoln's health had improved, the addition of their biological son meant that they had gained an additional competitive edge in the competition for the Hart family's inheritance.Tyler glanced around the living room and said coldly, "Where is Vicky?"Valencia's smile froze for a moment, but she replied in a gentle tone, "I happened to run into Vicky at the exhibition, so I invited her here for a chat. Vicky left just a while ago. Didn't she tell you?"Sinc
Tyler's intentions were clear: He did not believe what Valencia and Orion said, even if there were surveillance cameras present.Valencia was devastated. "Tyler, we're your biological parents. How could we harm you? You witnessed everything that woman did to you in the past... How could you forgive her so quickly? She wanted to kill you!"As Valencia spoke, tears welled up in her eyes. However, Tyler paid no attention to her.He turned his gaze to Harry, who was waiting outside, and said, "Search the place."Harry had worked for Tyler for several years, but he never met Tyler's biological parents.He glanced curiously at Orion and Valencia.Tyler's features resembled Orion's to some extent, indicating their blood relation. Valencia and Orion both came from affluent families and exuded extraordinary grace and elegance.Harry quickly averted his gaze and led his team to conduct the search.40 minutes later, Harry returned.He walked up to Tyler's side and whispered, "Mister Hart
"Even if you were frustrated, you should've never done that to Tyler... He's still our son, after all. What kind of mother are you to electrocute your very son?""He was under the spell cast by that vixen, Vicky! I wanted to help him! If I truly wanted him dead, I could've just had to do so. Why would I bother doing all those things that would only make me look like the bad guy here?"Orion shot her a conflicted look and sighed heavily. "Valencia, just because you never said anything, doesn't mean Father doesn't know. He simply chose to turn a blind eye to what you did because you didn't end up killing Tyler."Valencia looked away. "I... I didn't do anything that bad to Tyler...""You locked him up in a cage with no food for days, shone bright lights on him to keep him from sleeping, and tortured him with all sorts of devices that wouldn't leave marks... Do you take Tyler for a fool who doesn't know resentment? He just doesn't talk about it.""H—How do you know about all that?" Va
Vicky tightly grasped the icy iron bars. "Do you know the reason Tyler and I broke up?""I heard you lost your memory, and I guess it's true," the maid said, standing against the light, her expression obscured by darkness."Ms. Shaw, back then, you were truly too naive and were completely deceived by Missus Hart. You thought she'd treat Tyler well and love him...but you couldn't be more wrong."She took a few steps back, surveying the cage before her and whispering softly, "Back then, Tyler was locked in a cage by Missus Hart, just like you are now..." A peculiar smile appeared on her face. "You painfully sacrificed your love and broke up with him, unaware that you were pushing him into a treacherous abyss and a realm of despair."Vicky was shaken. "What are you saying?"The woman crouched down to meet Vicky's gaze, her voice slow and gentle. "Mister Tyler suffered a great deal here... Missus Hart was afraid of leaving any evidence, so she couldn't resort to obvious means. To tort
"Yeah." The maid nodded. "Mister Tyler searched the entire mansion and didn't find you anywhere, so his attention will be drawn elsewhere.""Do Mister and Missus Hart plan on killing me?""They want to but are both hesitant about it. Right now, they don't want to worsen their conflicts with Mister Tyler. If they kill you and Mister Tyler finds out, he might not stop at severing all ties with the Hart Family... Who knows what cruelty he'll be capable of?"Vicky frowned and wanted to argue but decided against it in the end."I can't stay here for too long. If Missus Hart finds out that I'm a spy, I can only imagine what'll happen to me," the maid continued. "She doesn't want Mister Tyler to find out about any of this, so no one is allowed to get out of the mansion. All communication devices have been confiscated, so I can't seek help from the outside world for you."She glanced at her watch and sped up her speech. "The most dangerous place is often the safest as well. You've been tr
"Tyler, I agree to leave with you... I like the ocean, so let's settle down somewhere near the ocean, okay?""Can you remove my cuffs? I want to design our home.""How does this design look? Do you want to make any amendments?"Vicky put up a great act and appeared to be dreaming of their future together, so Tyler eventually started envisioning their lives together as well.He had always been composed and realistic, so he was never one to fantasize about the future.He let his guard down and found himself drowning in the idealistic picture she painted for their future, only to find out that everything was merely an act.She escaped when he went outside and came close to truly getting away.He was furious like he never was before, in a way that he had never felt even when he was tortured by his mother.When Tyler caught her once again, Vicky stared at him with despair in her eyes."Why does it have to be me? Why?"Tyler never asked why things were the way they were and had not
The night was as dark as ink when the door to the mansion flew open.Before the guards had time to react, they were all restrained by the intruders.Tyler glanced at Harry and ordered, "Gather everyone in the mansion. Quickly."Harry instantly realized that Tyler wanted to prevent anyone from leaving through the secret passages.Everyone who worked for Tyler was professional and quick on their feet. Soon, every person in the mansion was gathered in one place and guarded.Orion and Valencia, who were informed about the intrusion, hurried over."Tyler, how dare you barge into your parent's house in the middle of the night like this?!" Orion questioned furiously.Tyler shot them a cold look. "I'll ask you one more time: Where is Vicky?"Orion and Valencia both guessed why Tyler was there and managed to keep their composure.Valencia frowned. "How would we know where she is? You didn't believe us and searched the mansion once before, didn't you? What do you want now?""I think yo
There were secret passages in the mansion, so none of them understood why the maid was found.Before Orion and Valencia could comprehend the situation, Tyler was already standing before the maid."Everyone was gathered in the yard, so where were you going?" he asked.The maid kneeled on the ground, panicking. "I... I...""Speak up." Tyler narrowed his eyes sharply.The maid trembled under his glare and glanced at Orion and Valencia for help.Tyler instantly caught onto the look she directed at the couple and glanced at Harry, who immediately stepped forward to stop the maid from looking at Orion and Valencia."Miss, you should know that you're in Zendonia, as well as who it is that rules over this land." Harry's voice was soft but steady, so everyone could hear him. "Missus Hart has gone missing right now, and if Mister Hart finds out that someone knows Missus Hart's whereabouts yet fails to report it...do you really need me to spell out the consequences for you? Naturally, if y