Valencia, who was sitting in the living room sipping her tea, looked up and frowned at Tylerâs
impoliteness. Just as she was about to speak, Orionâwho was beside Valenciaâgently shook his
head at her. Suppressing her dissatisfaction, Valencia forced a smile.
âTyler, why have you come?â she asked.
Over the years, Tylerâs 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 Lincolnâs health had improved, the addition of their biological son meant that they had gained an
additional competitive edge in the competition for the Hart familyâs inheritance.
Tyler glanced around the living room and said coldly, âWhere is Vicky?â
Valenciaâs smile froze for a moment, but she replied in a gentle tone, âI happened to run into Vicky at
the exhibition, so I invited her here for a chat. Vicky left just a while ago. Didnât she tell you?â
Since Vicky was caught removing her bracelet the night before, she did not bother hiding it anymore
and left the bracelet at home.
Before receiving Harryâs phone call, Tyler had assumed Vicky was resting at home. Unexpectedly, she
was taken away by his biological mother.
âHer phone is turned off.â Tylerâs chilling gaze fell upon Valencia. âHand Vicky over.â
Valencia could no longer contain the expression on her face. âTyler, I am your mother. Itâs one thing not
to address me upon entering, but do you really have to speak to your mother with this tone? Is this how
you treat your parents?â
Tylerâs voice was cold as ice. âJust release Vicky. I donât want to embarrass you.â
Valencia turned pale with anger and almost fainted. âTyler, despite all the wrongs she has done, why
did you still marry her and bring her home? That woman is full of lies. If it wasnât for her, you and
Lincoln wouldnât be in a fight. Sheâs the root cause of the discord between you and your brother!â
Valenciaâs words were abruptly interrupted by Tylerâs indifferent tone. âWhere is Vicky?â
âTyler, youâ¦â
Orion held Valenciaâs hand, preventing her from speaking, and said to Tyler, âWeâve only recently
learned about your marriage to Vicky. We only came to Zendonia to see her. She left half an hour ago.â
After a momentâs pause, Orion continued, âThere are surveillance cameras at the entrance. If you donât
believe it, you can review the footage.â
Tyler replied calmly, âIn that case, retrieve the surveillance footage.â
Orion instructed a servant to retrieve the footage.
10 minutes later, the servant brought over all the surveillance footage.
Orion was not worried that Tyler would find out that Vicky was brought here against her will and started
playing the footage from the moment Vicky was brought into the mansion.
However, since the pavilion was considered a private corner for Orion and Valencia, there were no
surveillance cameras around the area.
10 minutes later, Vickyâs fumbling figure appeared on screen again. Her hair draped over her face and
her expression was unknown, but Tyler could instantly recognize that it was Vicky.
She stepped out of the mansion and out of the range of the surveillance cameras.
After that, Orion said, âWell? We havenât lied to you, have we?â
Tylerâs expression darkened and said to Orion and Valencia, âSince Vicky isnât here, you two shouldnât
mind if I get my men to search the mansion, right?â
Valencia and Orion both paled.