Loving You In Secret
Chapter 844

Chapter 844

A contemptuous look appeared on Old Mister Hart. “That Hart Family wasn’t doing so badly in Stoneford City but was hardly significant when you look at the entire country. They weren’t 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 wealth…”

He paused and continued, “Even if it was just a one percent share, that’ll give them more than they had ever owned. Who wouldn’t want that?”

What Old Mister Hart said seemed to make sense, but Vicky remained skeptical. “That’s just your theory. What if the nurses actually made a careless mistake?”

Old Mister Hart took a sip of tea. “First of all, the doctors and nurses involved in the incident had all gone missing or died. We couldn’t find a single witness. Don’t you think that’s odd? Also, I’ve already found the truth about the car accident Tyler’s adoptive parents ran into.”

Vicky’s heart sank. “I thought they ran into a car accident on their way to sign a business contract?”

“The contract part is true, but…” Old Mister Hart narrowed his eyes sharply. “They weren’t on the way to a business partner but to their biological son.”

Vicky jolted in shock. “Are you saying that…”

“The 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, don’t you think?”

“What about the car accident? Was that not an accident?”

Old Mister Hart smiled. “There aren’t that many coincidences and accidents in the world. Most of them are just staged.”

At the time, she had broken up with Tyler, which meant that Tyler’s adoptive parents knew all along that Tyler was not their son.

A horrifying thought emerged in her mind. “So, they were…”

“Lincoln has always been a sweet child. Valencia and Orion love him dearly, and Valencia especially cares for her son.” Old Mister Hart poured himself another cup of tea. “When 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 would’ve been swallowed whole by their relatives.”

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. “What about you? Did you not protect them?”

“I 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 wouldn’t stop as long as they possessed the company’s share. They’d still be isolated and bullied at places where I can’t see. They’d only be safe once they lost everything that others wanted.”

Old Mister Hart looked at Vicky intently. “It’s 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 didn’t have the ability to utilize the share she had, so she could only give it up to protect her son and husband. Ms. Shaw, you…were in a similar situation.”