A contemptuous look appeared on Old Mister Hart. âThat Hart Family wasnât doing so badly in
Stoneford City but was hardly significant when you look at the entire country. They werenât even
comparable to the power Tyler possesses in the present, let alone being compared to our family. If they
send their son into our family and their son manages to inherit a part of the wealthâ¦â
He paused and continued, âEven if it was just a one percent share, thatâll give them more than they had
ever owned. Who wouldnât want that?â
What Old Mister Hart said seemed to make sense, but Vicky remained skeptical. âThatâs just your
theory. What if the nurses actually made a careless mistake?â
Old Mister Hart took a sip of tea. âFirst of all, the doctors and nurses involved in the incident had all
gone missing or died. We couldnât find a single witness. Donât you think thatâs odd? Also, Iâve already
found the truth about the car accident Tylerâs adoptive parents ran into.â
Vickyâs heart sank. âI thought they ran into a car accident on their way to sign a business contract?â
âThe contract part is true, butâ¦â Old Mister Hart narrowed his eyes sharply. âThey werenât on the way
to a business partner but to their biological son.â
Vicky jolted in shock. âAre you saying thatâ¦â
âThe Harts faced bankruptcy at the time. They had spun their web for long enough, and it was time for
them to harvest the results. That was the perfect timing for them to reach out to their actual son, donât
you think?â
âWhat about the car accident? Was that not an accident?â
Old Mister Hart smiled. âThere arenât that many coincidences and accidents in the world. Most of them
are just staged.â
At the time, she had broken up with Tyler, which meant that Tylerâs adoptive parents knew all along that
Tyler was not their son.
A horrifying thought emerged in her mind. âSo, they wereâ¦â
âLincoln has always been a sweet child. Valencia and Orion love him dearly, and Valencia especially
cares for her son.â Old Mister Hart poured himself another cup of tea. âWhen Lincoln was still a child,
Orion ran into an accident and fell unconscious for face years. Valencia was left alone with her son and
was bullied by the other members of the family. To survive, she even sold the company share Orion
owned to others. Had she not done so, she and her son wouldâve been swallowed whole by their
relatives.â
The Shaws were hardly comparable to the Harts in terms of power, but as an orphan, Vicky knew just
how complicated things could be in a wealthy family. The bigger the family, the more conflicts would
arise.
She stared at Old Mister Hart. âWhat about you? Did you not protect them?â
âI could protect them for a day or a year. Maybe I could protect them from harm until the day I die, but
what about after I retire or die? You should know that the scheming and plotting wouldnât stop as long
as they possessed the companyâs share. Theyâd still be isolated and bullied at places where I canât see.
Theyâd only be safe once they lost everything that others wanted.â
Old Mister Hart looked at Vicky intently. âItâs the same thing with who you date or marry. Once you get
with someone beyond your league, others would do their best to attack and undermine you. Valencia
didnât have the ability to utilize the share she had, so she could only give it up to protect her son and
husband. Ms. Shaw, youâ¦were in a similar situation.â