Ch. 1521..1530

Loving You In Secret Chapter 1521-'Avery Yeager?! Tyler is engaged to Avery Yeager?' "It is reported that Avery is the only daughter of the Yeager family. Credible sources say the coming-together of the two families will be the business alliance of the century..."

The newscaster praised Tyler and Avery, using words such as 'match made in heaven', 'power couple', 'manifestation of perfection', and so on.

It was all too much, so Vicky stopped listening to it.

Time flew, and three years had passed since Tyler and Avery got engaged. There was no longer any news of Tyler or Hart Corporation. To the Hart family, Hart Corporation was just a springboard for expansion since their real sphere of influence was still in Molivia.

Over the years, Vicky's studio had grown bigger and became one of the top fashion studios in Zendonia. Her previously empty studio was filled to the brim with employees. Both Jennifer and Cece, who after all the experience they had gained, had become C-suite managers.

After Tyler got engaged, Vicky called Isabella to ask what was going on, but the doctor simply said she had no idea either since she had left the Hart family a long time ago. Thus, Vicky contacted Old Mister Hart.

Back then, Old Mister Hart promised Vicky he would never hand Tyler over to Avery. Thus, it baffled her why he would go back on his word.

The reply she got from Old Mister Hart was, "Tyler decided this himself, and there's nothing I can do about it."

Vicky did not believe him. She contacted Chris, but he gave her a similar answer.

"It's true. Tyler decided that himself. No one forced him into it."

"But why Avery of all people?"

"Because Avery is deeply in love with him. She's been wooing him ever since he came back home. She didn't care about how doing so would make her look. The more he rejected her, the harder she tried to win him over. She was willing to do anything for him, so much so that it became the talk of the town.

"Valencia wanted them to end up together too. She kept trying to create opportunities for them to be alone. Of course, the main reason is that Tyler will gain a firm foothold in the Hart family with the Yeager family's background and capabilities."

Vicky gripped her phone so tightly that her knuckles went white. "But if that's the case, plenty of girls fit the bill. It doesn't have to be Avery..." she said ruefully.

"You're right. But Avery was an easy choice since she was so obviously infatuated with Tyler. Plus, this would save them some time to look for other people."

Vicky was speechless. Not only did Avery hypnotize Tyler, but she also tried to control him through the use of drugs. She did all that to split Tyler and Vicky so she could have Tyler all to herself.

'And now he's engaged to her?! Does he want to be controlled by her again?' thought Vicky.

Chris must have known what Vicky was thinking as he said," Tyler is recovering very well. You wouldn't even know something's wrong with him unless someone told you about it."

After a pause, he added, "Lincoln never expected Tyler would make such a good recovery, so his plan of using this kick up a scandal fell through. I'll even say Lincoln's life at home will be very difficult from now on, now that Old Mister Hart and Avery are both helping Tyler."

Vicky knew Chris was telling her the truth.

Tyler had forgotten all the shady things Avery had done to him, which was why he could accept her. After all, it would be very stupid of him to turn down a woman who was clearly infatuated with him, right? i

It was actually Vicky who could not get over him. ’

"Vicky," said Chris quietly, "forget about him. You two have no future together."

Loving You In Secret Chapter 1522-'Chris is right; Tyler and I are over. I shouldn’t get so hung up on who he's marrying...' thought Vicky.

After that, she never asked about Tyler anymore.

The people around her tacitly agreed to never bring him up ever again. It was like Tyler never existed.

The plane slowly landed at Molivia's airport. Vicky and Jennifer walked out of the plane while chatting.

"It's a pity Cece still has to work. She could've come to the fashion expo with us!"

Vicky smiled. "She's been acting very weird lately. Do you think it's 'cause she got a boyfriend?"

"I'm not sure. But if she did, good for her! My family's been driving me crazy by kicking up a fuss of how I should be married by my age, all that nonsense," said Jennifer, massaging her temples and sighing helplessly.

The past four years left no mark on the two women. Compared to before, Jennifer carried herself more confidently like a fully bloomed rose. She was in the best years of her life.

Vicky, too, only became even more beautiful with the passing years. She was dressed in a beige-tailored suit that accentuated her figure, making her seem graceful and formal at the same time.

Her wavy hair was lazily draped over her shoulder. Her smile and every move seemed to have the power to capture every man's heart. No matter which country she went to, heads would turn for her.

Even at the airport filled with beautiful people from every country, Vicky and Jennifer still attracted a lot of attention.

"Vicky, should we go find Miss Lina first?"

Vicky and Jennifer had come to Molivia not only for the fashion expo but also to see a client.

Vicky's studio enjoyed quite a reputation abroad, too. Many socialites and heiresses had hired her to design clothes for them. Thus, the three women often had to travel for work.

However, Vicky rarely accepted work from Molivia. Even if she did, she would send either Jennifer or Cece.

Molivia was the world's economic hub where wealthy families gathered, so the orders they received were quite generous, to say the least. However, not all of Vicky's employees were able to handle the clients from Molivia.

Both Jennifer and Cece knew why Vicky did not want to go to Molivia, so the two of them would often volunteer to go there on her behalf.

However, this new client was the cream of the crop in the elite society. Even Jennifer and Cece would not be able to handle her. The client even said she would only allow the studio's best designer to serve her; money was no issue for

the client.

Cece still had some unfinished work at hand, and Jennifer was not confident she could handle the client. Thus, Jennifer asked Vicky to come along with her.

It had been ages since Vicky went to Molivia, and it just so happened that the time coincided with an international fashion expo that only happened once every four years. Hence, Vicky was not as reluctant as before.

After thinking about it, she agreed to go with Jennifer. At the end of the day, one must move forward to not be stuck in the past.

Vicky nodded. "Miss Lina has texted me her address, so we can go there straight away."

In the presidential suite of a six-star hotel.

A young woman of mixed race sat lazily on the sofa.

"I love the designs! You'll be in charge of helping me dress on the wedding day. Do remember to contact the hair and makeup artist to discuss the style I'll be wearing that day. Understood?"

Loving You In Secret Chapter 1523-All of the client's requests had been discussed long ago.

Vicky nodded. "Yes, I understand, Miss Lina." "I want to be the star of the wedding, so you have to make sure I'm prettier than the bride!"

Cece glanced at Lina when she said that.

Their client was asked to be a bridesmaid for a friend.

Lina came from one of the wealthiest families in Molivia, so Vicky and Jennifer would want to make sure she was happy with their service. The two of them asked Lina every question they could think of regarding her requirements and other matters that required the utmost attention.

It took two hours for Lina to list out all of her expectations. After that, she looked at her watch and said, "Gosh, how time flies! Thank you for your patience. How about we have dinner together?"

Vicky and Jennifer did not turn down her invitation.

The three of them went down to the hotel restaurant, and they began making small talk after giving their orders to the waiter.

"I know you two must be wondering why I insist on stealing the limelight from the bride," said Lina serenely. "Well, it's because the bride has an ulterior motive for asking me to be her bridesmaid. She knew I liked her husband too, so this is her way of bragging.

"When I heard she was getting married, I didn't even want to attend the ceremony. I planned to take the secret of my unrequited love to my grave, so imagine my surprise when she asked me to be her bridesmaid. I thought of this way to get my revenge since she obviously didn't care about hurting my feelings."

Vicky and Jennifer exchanged glances. They tacitly agreed they would not comment on their clients' love lives. Besides, it looked like Lina just wanted to vent because she started talking about making herself more beautiful for the wedding.

On the day of the wedding, Vicky and Jennifer woke up early to help Lina get dressed.

The bridesmaid dresses were all the same in color and similar styles, so to stand out from the pack would require great skill on the part of the designer. Given the status of the bride and how grand the wedding was, she had chosen 18 women to be her bridesmaids.

Since Vicky and Jennifer were only there to assist Lina, they did not feel the need to ask who the bride was. Of course, Lina was so focused on herself that she did not tell them who the bride was either, i

She kept reminding them, "This might be the wedding of the century, but the bride and groom declined all invitations for interviews. They're not purposely keeping the wedding a secret; they just don't want any details of the wedding to be

leaked. You two better not say tell anyone what you'll see inside."

Vicky and Jennifer nodded.

Lina went to join the bridal party after she was done with her hair and makeup. Vicky, Jennifer, and the whole styling crew were dropped off at the wedding venue.

The wedding was held at the biggest castle in Molivia. No expenses or details were spared to make it look beautiful. Even from afar, it looked breathtakingly beautiful.

Even Jennifer could not help but sigh and say, "The bride and groom must be super rich. I've only ever seen a wedding this grand on the television, and those were the weddings of royals." 1

Jennifer was actually a heiress, too. Her family was as rich as those of Aurora and Avery. Moreover, her childhood sweetheart, Anthony, was the son of the richest man in the country.

However, what set Jennifer apart from Aurora and Avery was her upbringing. She grew up without a care in the world. She did not even need to worry about her parents forcing her into an arranged marriage. Thus, compared to the rest of the heiress, she was more cheerful and easygoing. She could do anything she wanted without worrying about how that would affect her family. Because of this, she did not have the usual diva attitude some of the heiresses had.

Vicky glanced at the castle and nodded to what Jennifer said.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 1524-Workers like Vicky and Jennnifer were not allowed to enter from the main entrance, so they entered from the back door instead. After that, Lina's personal assistant led them into a room to wait for her.

Lina might not be the bride, but because of her status, she was allowed to have more than one set of bridesmaid dresses. She would change into three dresses in total: One for before the wedding, one for during the wedding, and one for after the wedding.

After Vicky and Jennifer finished ironing the remaining two sets of bridesmaid dresses, they liaised with the hair and makeup artists to make sure they were on the same page before waiting quietly for Lina to come back.

An hour later, she appeared in the room, looking upset. Even though her dress was the prettiest amongst the bridesmaids, it was nothing compared to the bride's. She had expected this, but it still stung.

After changing into the second dress, Lina said, "The ceremony is going to take some time, so you girls can go attend if you want."

"Really?" Jennifer was indeed curious about the wedding.

"Yeah. But you can only sit in the seats reserved for workers. You know what? I insist you two come. That stupid b*tch might do something to my dress, so you two can rush over to help me if that happens."

Vicky and Jennifer nodded as they understood what she meant. To be honest, they had seen their fair share of catfights at weddings. Scorned exes would pour wine down the bride's dress, some frenemies would push each other down, and there was even one case where a bridesmaid slashed the strap holding up the wedding dress which resulted in a naked bride.

In the backstage corridor, Vicky was just about to go to the main hall when she received a phone call.

"You go first. I have to take this call," she said to Jennifer.

"Alright."

The call was from one of Vicky's employees, asking about some work-related matter, and it took quite a while for her to finish the call.

By the time she hung up the phone, 'Wedding March' was already playing in the main hall. Being a piano aficionado herself, she could tell the song was played on a real live piano by a very talented pianist.

Since her seat was in a very hidden corner, away from the guests, no one noticed her tardiness.

Vicky sat carefully beside Jennifer and asked, "Has the ceremony begun?"

"Vicky, I... I think I left my phone in the dressing room. Would you mind going with me to take it?" asked Jennifer awkwardly while avoiding her gaze.

Vicky noticed Jennifer was holding her phone in her hand." Jennifer, your phone is right there in your hand!"

Realizing her mistake, Jennifer's face became even more pale.

"Vicky..." She was about to say something when the host's voice rang across the main hall.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the wedding of Mister Tyler and Miss Avery!"

Vicky's expression froze. Her head spun and saw Tyler and Avery's pre-wedding photos rolling across the big screen monitor. There were also pictures of them at the door, but because Vicky entered through the backdoor, she did not get the chance to see them or the bride and groom's names. After all, who would put their pre-wedding photos at the backdoor or the dressing room? 2

Jennifer looked at Vicky worriedly. "Vicky, are you okay?"

She had just discovered who the bride and groom were a few moments before Vicky. Along the way to the main hall, she was busy texting Cece, so she did not really take in her surroundings.

When she did find out, it was already too late.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 1525-The door to the main hall slowly opened at that moment, and in walked a tall handsome man. He was dressed in a custom-tailored black suit that made him look even more handsome. His face was so perfect that it was as if god molded it.

His eyes were as blue as the sea, while he exuded an innate nobility that made him seem unapproachable. His expression was as serene as it could be; it was as though it was not his wedding he was attending but someone else's.

Vicky fell into a trance the moment she saw Tyler. She had not seen him for four years, and he did not look like he had changed much. At the same time, he felt like a completely different person to her.

Familiar yet strange.

What she found familiar was his perfect good looks, and what she found strange was his deeply restrained aura.

She stared at him dazedly for a good long while. It was a good thing all eyes were on him, so no one noticed her expression.

Tyler stopped in front of the priest. After a while, the young bride walked in with her father. Even the veil covering her face did nothing to take away her breathtaking beauty, and she was practically radiating with joy.

Suddenly, rose petals started falling from above. Gasps and gleeful noises were heard across the attendees.

Avery's father led her to stand in front of the priest. After that, he said, "Tyler, I leave Avery to you. She'll be your wife from today onward, so please treat her well."

Tyler took Avery's hand and said, "You have my word."

His voice was as deep and melodious as ever.

Avery blushed shyly. She had been waiting for this day to come for a longtime.

The wedding ceremony officially began after Avery's father took his seat.

Vicky witnessed the entire thing from her seat, and she was in such a shock that her mind went blank. It was not that she never fantasized about what it would be like if she and Tyler reunited one day. ’

She had thought of a hundred possibilities, but the only possibility she did not think of was that she would see him at his wedding. After all, Tyler and Avery got engaged three years ago, so it would be understandable for Vicky to assume they had gotten married not long after that.

At that moment, the ceremony had come to the part where the bride and groom said 'I do'.

Everyone immediately fell silent, and the only sound that could be heard was the priest saying, "Do you, Tyler Hart, take Avery Yeager to be your lawfully wedded wife? To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as

long as you both shall live?"

Corinne's heart inexplicably tightened when she heard that. She felt like she was watching the whole thing in slow motion. Soon, she heard Tyler say, "I do." i

Her heart tightened even more after that. It felt like someone was choking her. i

"And do you, Avery Yeager, take Tyler Hart to be your lawfully wedded husband? To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live?"

-|_-

Avery did not get the chance to finish her words as the cries of lovemaking suddenly rang through the air, shocking the guests.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 1526-Before anyone could react, a video of a couple in the midst of lovemaking appeared on the big screen monitor while their passionate cries were heard. The couple's private parts had been blurred out, but even so, the guests could see just how much they were enjoying their time-especially the pleasure on the woman's face.

It was as if time had frozen as the guests stared at the screen in a trance. Then, in unison, they shifted their attention to Avery, who looked mortified. She stared at the big screen monitor in disbelief.

"Ah. Ah. Ah... This feels so good!"

"I think I've gone to heaven..."

Her cries of pleasure wormed into the guests' ears.

Everyone looked at Tyler before looking back at the big screen monitor. It was obvious the man in the video was not him.

"What's going on?" exclaimed Jennifer. She was so shocked that she had forgotten to worry about Vicky.

They exchanged glances, and both could see the disbelief and shock in one another's eyes.

Everything happened so suddenly that Vicky could not help but question her reality. She thought it was already crazy she mistakenly attended her ex-husband's wedding, so she did not expect things would actually get crazier. After all, not many people would expect to see evidence of the groom being cheated on his wedding day. Even a movie would not have a crazy scene like this.

"Ahhhh!" Avery started screaming after she snapped out of her shock. "Turn it off! Turn it off now! That video isn't real! It's fake!"

The scene began to descend into chaos after everyone gradually regained their senses.

The face of Vernon Yeager, Avery's father, darkened as he shouted, "Turn off the screen, now!"

For some reason, the video kept playing.

"What is going on? Didn't we ask you to turn it off?! Why is it still playing?!" screamed Alana Yeager, Avery's mother angrily, not caring about her image anymore.

"I'm sorry, Mister Yeager. But our system has been hacked, and we couldn't turn it off!” said the worker nervously.

Both Valencia and Orion looked livid. How could something so disgraceful happen to their family? They were sure they would end up being the laughingstock of the city!

"Ugh! I can't believe how stupid you lackeys are! Can't you just pull the plug to cut off the electricity?!"

Realization quickly dawned on the workers, and a few minutes later, the big screen monitor finally went black.

"What is the meaning of this, Yeager?! How can your daughter fool around my son's back?" roared Orion angrily.

He had never felt so humiliated before. Even though it was widely known there existed much bad blood between the prominent families in the city, and some of the families were downright perverse, they tacitly agreed to never air each other's laundry out in public.

The higher the prominent families were in the pecking order, the more they would do anything to uphold their image and reputation. Thus, it was akin to sacrilege that the Yeager family made a fool out of the Hart family.

Even though no media were invited to the wedding, it would still be hard-pressed to keep the whole farce under wraps because of the many guests present. The news of Tyler being cheated on would surely spread to every corner of the city, or even the whole country, within days!

Loving You In Secret Chapter 1527-"You b*tch! You did this, didn't you?!" Avery rushed to one of the guests and slapped her face.

The young woman, who was sitting next to her parents, was shocked by the sudden slap. "What are you talking about, Avery?! I don't understand..."

"Drop the act, Brielle! I know it was you!" said Avery through gritted teeth. "And don't think I don't know you were the one who set me up to sleep with another man while I was drunk!"

Brielle held her reddened cheeks and said calmly, "Avery, you shouldn't point your finger at others when you don't have the proof." She then looked at Tyler, who had been silent from the beginning. "After all, Tyler is watching the whole thing."

Only then did Avery remember Tyler was still there. She quickly turned and shook Tyler's arm panickingly.

"Tyler, I was set up! You have to believe me... No, wait, no! That wasn't me in the video. The culprit must have used some sort of deepfake technology to make that video!" said Avery, fumbling for an explanation.

Tyler frowned, but no other emotions were seen on his face. He calmly pulled his hand away and ordered Adam, Find out who did this. Meanwhile, we'll put the wedding on pause.

The wedding could not possibly continue when something like that happened.

"Yes, Mister Tyler," said Adam. He quickly walked out of the main hall.

"Tyler, let me explain. I—" began Avery anxiously.

"We'll talk about this later," interrupted Tyler indifferently.

Avery immediately shut up as she realized everyone was looking at her. Managing to regain her wits, she gritted her teeth and said nothing else.

The attendants were about to usher the guests out when someone said nonchalantly, "Mister Vernon, don't you think your family owes us an explanation for this sham of a wedding?"

It was Lincoln who had spoken.

Vicky had not seen him for a few years. His temperament was more mellowed than before, making him almost harmless. However, she knew he was dangerous.

Vernon and Alana were about to make a hasty retreat, but Lincoln's words brought all the guests' attention back to them. It was obvious he was hellbent on making the whole thing as humiliating as he could forthem.

"This is obviously a set-up to hurt our family. We'll give everyone an explanation once we've found the culprit," said Vernon sombrely.

Lincoln sighed softly. "Tyler is the future successor of our family. How do you expect him to ever show his face around other people again when this kind of thing happened during

his own wedding?"

It might look like he was being protective of Tyler, but he was actually trying to fan the flames.

"It's bad enough that Avery was fooling around with another man behind Tyler's back, but the fact that it was

broadcasted to everyone here just makes it even worse. If Tyler decides to continue on with the wedding, he'll be a laughingstock for his entire life," added Lincoln.

Vernon knew what Lincoln was hinting at, so he asked, "So what you're trying to say is you want to call off the wedding?"

Lincoln smiled. "Mister Vernon, let me ask you something. Would you be able to accept it if your wife's s*x video is leaked out for everyone to watch? Don't forget, Tyler is going to be head of the Hart family someday..." His gaze moved to Avery. "No one will ever take our family seriously anymore if he marries Miss Avery."

"My family helped you and Tyler gain a firm foothold in your family, and now that we don't have any value anymore, you plan to kick us away?! That... That's preposterous!" shouted Vernon angrily.

"How can you say that, Mister Vernon? After all, Miss Avery betrayed Tyler first." Lincoln looked disapprovingly at him." Tyler and Miss Avery got engaged three years ago, so what she did was called cheating. Any man with a backbone could never accept his wife cheating on him."

The fact that Lincoln repeatedly used the word 'cheating' only fueled the flame further.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 1528-Vernon gritted his teeth. Alas, he could not come up with a good retort.

Indeed, the Hart family was ashamed, but the Yeager family was even more humiliated. In fact, this was the most humiliated Vernon had ever been in his life.

Avery was furious at Lincoln's obvious attempt at publicly sowing discord.

"Lincoln Hart, you were in on this, too! You must've teamed up with that b*tch Brielle! Don't think I don't know what your motives are! You plan to break me and Tyler up so you can take over as the future successor of the Hart family!" shrieked Avery.

Lincoln pretended to be surprised. "Miss Avery, don't you know Tyler has the power in the family? He doesn't need support from your family anymore. Instead of suspecting me, you should suspect...'

He looked meaningfully at Tyler with a smirk. Only a fool would not understand what he was implying.

Avery's eyes started to waver as suspicions took root in her heart.

"Enough!" said Old Mister Hart finally. "That'll be all for today. We can talk about the rest after we get home."

"Vicky, seems like the Hart family is all over the place..."

whispered Jennifer.

Vicky looked at Tyler with conflicted feelings. "You're right."

All the hurt and sadness she felt moments before were all gone.

She hated Avery. The moment she heard about Tyler and Avery's engagement, she felt like all the effort she had given was all in vain. She could not understand why Tyler would choose that evil woman after he was cured of hypnotic control.

To be honest, disappointment did not even begin to describe what she felt toward him. She was willing to accept anyone else but Avery to be his fiancee. However, she also knew he had no memories of what happened before, so it was understandable he would choose someone who was deeply in love with him.

Vicky was glad she mistakenly came to the wedding since what happened as the leaked s*x video helped her get rid of all the resentment she felt toward the couple. Though, if she was honest, she did feel her heart ache a little when she saw Tyler standing emotionlessly on the stage.

"Why do I find the whole thing pleasurable?" As kind as Jennifer was, she could not hold in her delight anymore." Vicky, can I laugh?"

Vicky did not know what to say to her.

Since Old Mister Hart had spoken, the guests thought it was best to leave. Under the arrangement of the attendants, that was exactly what they did.

As soon as Lina got back to her dressing room, she threw her head back in laughter. "Hahahahaha! I'm so glad I came to the wedding. I would've missed this sh*tstorm if I didn’t!"

Lina did not even bother to hide her glee. "I already took a video of the s*x tape. Let's see how Avery will ever live this down! I won't even be surprised if Tyler called off the wedding!"

She looked at Vicky and Jennifer. "You two are my lucky stars! And for that, I'll double your payment!" After that, she looked at her phone and started laughing again.

Given the magnitude of the scandal, the Yeager family and the Hart family needed some time to look into the matter, so the guests were given rooms in the castle to rest. Even the staff were restricted from leaving to prevent news of the scandal from leaking out.

After Lina paid her, Vicky went back to her own room, feeling somewhat-lighter. At that moment, no one else was in the corridor but her. The castle was huge and all the doors looked the same, so she actually got lost.

She was about to call Jennifer when a hand covered her mouth from behind.

Loving You In Secret Chapter 1529-Shocked, Vicky was about to struggle when she heard a familiar voice.

"Vicky, it's me."

Vicky froze. "Noah? What are you doing here?"

"Ahem! The Yeager family and my family are business partners, so they invited us. Though, I was the only one free to come."

Noah found out Tyler was getting married when he received the wedding invitation. Over the years, he had more or less heard bits of news about him but did not think to pass them on to Vicky since they were divorced. This was especially true when it came to Tyler's wedding.

"How about you? Why are you here?" Noah let go of Vicky and looked at her with respect. "Don't tell me you thought of kicking up a ruckus during the ceremony?"

Vicky was speechless. After a while, she said, "I came with Jennifer. We were hired by one of the bridesmaids to design her dress."

If she had known it was Tyler and Avery's wedding, she would not have accepted the job.

Noah looked at her with regret. It would be even more awesome if Vicky, Tyler's ex-wife, added to the chaos of the s*x tape by doing something drastic. That would make it the wedding of the century.

Vicky recalled how sneaky Noah was before he surprised her, so she asked, "Noah, what were you doing here?"

"Panther is sick. I was worried about leaving him with Aurora, so I brought him here. But he ran off while I was on the phone. I chased after him and managed to keep him in sight until he slipped into that room."

Noah gestured with his lips to the room he was referring to.

Panther was the cat Tyler gave Noah four years ago. Noah decided to give him a cool name like Panther. After all, not only was the cat good at fighting, but he saved Noah's life before too.

"Shall we knock to see if Panther's inside?" asked Vicky.

Noah glanced at her. "I think that's Avery's room. I heard people arguing inside when I was about to knock on the door. They're probably trying to figure out what to do."

It would be rude for Noah to inquire about his cat at a moment like this, so he added, "Let's wait for them to finish talking before going in."

Inside the room, Vernon slapped Avery's face harshly, causing her to fall.

Pointing at her face, he shouted angrily, "How did I ever end up with such a shameless daughter like you? You were the one who insisted on marrying Tyler, yet you dare cheat on him? Even if you wanted to, you could've at least made sure your tracks were covered! But no, you just can't wait for the whole world to know! You're a complete disgrace to the family!"

Alana was about to intercede when she saw Avery being knocked to the ground, but Vernon's rage made her think otherwise.

Avery held her swollen cheek and said tearfully, "I was set up! I'd never cheat on Tyler! I love him too much to ever do that. Besides, why would I sabotage myself when Tyler has agreed to marry me?"

After a pause, she added through gritted teeth, "It must be that b*tch Brielle! She did this to ruin my reputation so it'll be easier for her to seize my shares in the company!"

Loving You In Secret Chapter 1530-Everyone thought Avery was Vernon's only child, but that could not be further from the truth. No one knew Vernon had a previous marriage which resulted in another daughter.

This meant Avery had an older stepsister. Even though the first marriage did not last, the fact remained that Brielle was also Vernon’s legitimate daughter.

Back then, Vernon did not know his ex-wife was pregnant with Brielle when they divorced. It was only a few years ago that Brielle's mother-who was on her deathbed-told her daughter who her father was. Brielle thus went back to live with the Yeagers.

Even though Brielle was also his daughter, Vernon did not feel particularly close to her. After all, how could she be compared to Avery, whom he watched grow up from the moment she was born?

Not to mention, Avery would from time to time pull some shady sh*t to drive a wedge between Brielle and Vernon, causing their father to not want to publicly admit Brielle was his daughter as well.

Vernon looked disappointedly at Avery. "You say Brielle did this? Did she force you to have s*x with another man? I've never given her any real power in all the years she had been back, so what makes you think she could play the s*x tape during your wedding without getting caught?"

Avery suddenly felt her breath caught in her throat. It was true what Vernon said. To prevent any mishaps during the wedding, the Yeagers vetted everyone and every step of the ceremony. Brielle would never be able to do something like that under their watchful eyes.

"Brielle definitely has something to do with this!" said Avery, resolute. "She must've done it out of revenge because she mistakenly thought I was the one who caused her to lose her virginity to a stranger..."

Vernon scoffed and cut in, "Mistakenly thought? Was it all really a misunderstanding?"

Avery's face froze.

Seeing this, Alana quickly came to her defense. "It doesn't matter whether Avery is set up or not. The more important thing now is to figure out how to save the wedding. From the looks of it, the Hart family is going to call off the wedding!"

Vernon laughed coldly. "I wouldn't be surprised if they did since the Harts were known to burn bridges with the people who helped them out. But hell will freeze over before I, Vernon Yeager, let them do that to us!"

"But they have the upper hand," argued Alana. "How can we convince them not to call off the wedding when Avery's in the wrong?"

Avery started to panic at the mention of calling off the wedding.

"Mom, no! Don't call off the wedding! I was drunk that night, so I have no idea how I ended up sleeping with that guy..."

Vernon also knew it was not the time to say who was wrong or who was right.

"What's the point of telling us all this? The only person you have to convince of your innocence is Tyler!" he said coldly.

"I did! He said he's willing to believe me just now!"

Vernon glanced at her. He did not even bother to ask whether Tyler willingly believed her or that she forced him to believe her through underhanded means.

"Even if he believes you, his family will never allow him to take a wanton woman like you to be his wife!"

That was the crux of the problem. Nothing was more important to the Hart family than their reputation, so they would never forgive the Yeager family for making them the laughingstock of the world.

"His family has no say in who he gets to marry!" whined Avery like a spoiled little child. "He'll be the head of the family someday, so everyone needs to listen to him! So as long as he's willing to go on with the wedding, no one will dare to stop him!"