âThe Hart family has launched a fierce retaliation against us, intercepting our orders at any cost.
Yeager Corporation isnât doing so great either.â
Avery did not seem worried at all. âWhen it comes to losses, the Hart family must be suffering more,
right?â
âThatâs one way to put it, but if we engage in this fight, both sides may end up worse off,â Alana
cautioned.
Avery remained untroubled. âEven if we canât hold out, the Hart family will falter first. Donât worry, Mom.
It wonât be long before Tyler comes begging us for help.â
Concerned, Alana said, âLetâs hope so.â
Avery then thought of her fetus and asked, âMom, since this child isnât Tylerâs, what do you think if Iâ¦
consider getting rid of it?â
Avery had no intention of having Lincolnâs child. After careful consideration, she believed that given
Tylerâs pride, he would not want anything to do with her once he found out that she was pregnant with
Lincolnâs child.
âItâs not the right time yet,â Alana advised. âYouâre still legally married to Lincoln. If Tyler refuses to
marry you, youâll have an escape route.â
Given Averyâs reputation, it was impossible for her to find a husband with an illegitimate child and
would not be able to remarry if she divorced Lincoln.
Avery looked defiant. âI donât want Lincoln as a fallback! He doesnât deserve me!â
Alana switched her approach. âIf Tyler wonât marry you and you have this child, you can still stay with
the Hart family. Lincoln and Tyler are brothers, and youâll have the opportunity to get close to Tyler. If
you get rid of this child, how will you approach him?â
Avery wavered at the thought. âBut if I give birth to someone elseâs child, Tyler will never want me
againâ¦â
Alana, much more experienced in such matters, knew Tyler would never accept Avery again since he
refused to come to the Yeagers for help this time. If that was the case, their only option would be to
place their bets on Lincoln.
Despite her thoughts, Alana did not speak her mind. Instead, she comforted Avery, âDidnât I tell you this
before? When the time comes, find a way to hypnotize Tyler so that he thinks the child is his. That
should resolve everything, right?â
âBut what if the hypnosis fails?â
She patted Averyâs hand. âMaybe itâll succeed if you keep trying. Youâll still have chances to stay close
to him.â
Eventually, Avery agreed. âAlright, letâs keep it for now.â
â¦
Due to recent stress over her pregnancy, which she had been unaware of, Vickyâs physical condition
was extremely poor.
The doctor had conducted a thorough examination of Vicky and wore a grave expression toward the
end. âMs. Shaw, your body is severely depleted and frail. At the moment, your physical condition
cannot withstand the loss from a miscarriage. Furthermore, after your previous miscarriage, you didnât
take proper care of your body, making it difficult for you to conceive again. Now that youâve finally
become pregnant, are you sure you want to consider a termination? Given your current condition, the
chances of getting pregnant again after a miscarriage are close to zero.â
As they left the hospital, it was already dark outside.
Vicky was lost in her thoughts. With everything that happened between her and Tyler, she could not
find any reason to keep the baby.
Considering Tylerâs personality, he would no doubt snatch the child from her once he found out the
child was his.
Her child would also be born as an illegitimate child, with Tyler already married and likely to have more
children in the future. Aria would not treat Vickyâs child as her own, especially if it were a boy, and might
favor her own children like Valencia and Orion did.
How could her child survive in the cutthroat world of the Hart family?