Chapter 1323
Tyler stopped Vicky from taking off the suit jacket. "Don't move."
"I really don't need..."
"Just keep it on," ordered Tyler.
Vicky stopped upon seeing Tyler's stern expression.
At that moment, a middle-aged couple walked up to them.
"Tyler, Vicky, you're here," said the middle-aged woman with a perfectly crafted smile.
Vicky glanced at Valencia and thought, 'This two-faced woman just gets better at hiding her true colors.'
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOrion smiled at both Vicky and Tyler as well. "You're finally here. Your mother was worried sick that something
might've happened to you two on your way here. She was about to call you..."
Valencia nudged Orion. "Why are you telling them all that when they're here?"
"I'm just happy to see them here. Ever since the misunderstanding last time, Tyler never came around. He wouldn't
even pick up our calls, so I thought he was still angry and wouldn't come."
The rest of the guests threw weird stares at them, which made Orion think of something. He quickly smiled and
said,"
Anyhow, that's all in the past now. I shouldn't talk about it anymore."
Vicky nearly scoffed. It might sound like Orion and Valencia were worried about Tyler. However, they were actually
telling the others that not only was Tyler not doing the proper conduct, but he never visited ever since their last
misunderstanding as well.
Vicky never met parents like them who would belittle and betray their son in front of everyone. Tyler, however, was
unfazed by it all.
"Happy birthday, Dad. I've asked my assistant to put your gift in the backyard."
Both Orion and Valencia did not care about the gift. They looked at Tyler and asked hesitantly, "Tyler, we've heard
you had an accident not long ago that caused you to lose your memory. Is that true?"
Vicky looked around and noticed most of the guests were sneaking glances at them. Their ears immediately perked
up when they heard Valencia's question. 'Even if they wanted to know whether Tyler had lost his memory, they
shouldn't ask the question in front of everyone. This is as good as putting him on the spot,' she thought.
Thus, she decided to speak for Tyler, "Mom, Dad, the party is about to start. It's best if we get a move on. Plus, it
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmwon’t look good on the family if we talk about something so private in front of everyone."
Valencia's expression soured, but she quickly composed herself. Smiling apologetically, she said, "Oh, right, the
party. I was so excited to see Tyler that I forgot all about it. Please come in!"
There were a lot of guests at the party, and some of them were new faces to Vicky. To make a good impression,
Vicky had asked Harry for some information about the members of the Hart family before they came. Thus, she
was able to recognize who was who based on the information Harry had given her.
Thinking of this, Vicky turned to look at Tyler. The light in the room reflected his white shirt and buttons, covering
him with a cold sheen. His aloofness looked so out of place at the noisy party.
Vicky's heart went out to him. 'This is his home, yet he seems like an unwelcomed outsider standing here, even
though he has been back for four years... It must've been even worse for him when he first came back to the
family back then.'