Chapter 1078
âAt that time, Tyler had his own business, so he didnât want to come back to the family. Meanwhile, I
gradually grew my influence patiently over the years. My grandfather didnât want the family business to
end up in the hands of an outsider, so he came up with a plan.â
Lincolnâs eyes darkened. âHis plan was to put me in a fight against Tyler. Heâs the biological son of my
parents, so that makes him the rightful heir. With his capabilities, he could easily dethrone me with my
grandfatherâs help if he wanted to. However, he didnât want to return to the family, nor did he want to
fight me for the inheritance.â
After a pause, he added, âVicky, everyone thought I was the one who wanted to stop Tyler from coming
back for fear of him taking over. However, in all my years of growing up under this roof, Iâve been
preparing and gathering power, so even if heâs the biological son of my parents, it would still be very
difficult for him to replace me, right?â
Vicky gave a light nod.
Lincoln continued to say, âSo, why should I care whether he comes back or not if he canât win against
me? Besides, he was the one who didnât want to come back. Nevertheless, my grandfather found out
about your existence and decided to use you to drive a wedge between me and Tyler. He even
arranged for someone to deliberately spread the news to Tyler, claiming that I wanted to hurt you.
âTo be honest, I wouldnât even have known of your existence if my grandfather hadnât done that. Youâve
regained your memory, right? So, you should know that weâve never ever met before this. After that,
Tyler got really angry. He barged into this house and beat me up. His actions after that infuriated our
family. Everyone thought he acted too rashly and that he should have thought it through before doing
something like that.â
Lincoln suddenly smiled subtly. âHowever, what they didnât know was Tyler did all that on purpose.â
Vicky was rather shocked. âHe did all that on purpose?â
âHow would he be able to cut ties with our family if he didnât make them angry?â
Vicky immediately knew what he was getting at.
âSo, what youâre saying isâ¦â
Lincoln nodded, sighed, then said, âHe used me and hurt me. So, it was only fair that I returned the
favor.â
Vickyâs eyes flickered. âThen why did you let me marry him in the first place?â
Lincoln looked at her. âHe must break up with you if he wants to return to the family because neither of
your statuses donât match. He would have to marry someone who comes from a powerful family for him
to dethrone me.
âVicky, Iâm no saint. All these years, Iâve given everything to the family, so I wonât let him waltz in here
and take
everything away from me. Letting you marry him was just a stopgap measure to buy me some time.
âNow that Iâm powerful enough, I donât have to worry about him coming back to dethrone me. However,
I want you to know that I donât really hate him. Itâs just that itâs best for me to keep a close eye on him,
so I hope you can understand.â
Vicky was about to say something when her phone suddenly rang. She was still trying to digest
everything Lincoln told her, so she did not pay attention to who was calling.
As soon as she answered the call, a manâs cold and glum voice said, âVicky, stay away from Lincoln.â