Chapter 823


    A shudder coursed through Noah’s body, and he could not help but curse, “Holy sh*t! This Tyler is


    ruthless.”


    ‘Thank heavens my manhood is still intact,’ he thought after remembering the one time when he


    pretended to be Vicky’s boyfriend. Just thinking of this sent a chill running up his spine.


    “How could Tyler’s parents not be angry when both their beloved adopted son and father have been


    sent to the hospital because of him? So while Senior Hart was lying unconscious in the hospital, Tyler’s


    parents began the so-called ‘treatment’ on him, but anyone with a brain could tell that it was clearly a


    form of torture. I don’t know any other specific details since I only found out by overhearing the


    discussion from the other Hart family members.”


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    “And then what happened?” prompted Noah.


    “It’s not like Tyler’s parents could kill Tyler there and then because, as you said, that’ll make them no


    better than animals. Senior Hart values his bloodline more than anything in the world. Once he woke up


    from hisa and found out what happened to Tyler, he was so angry and so heartbroken. But…”


    The expression on James’ face turned into a sneer. “Even though Senior Hart thinks Tyler has


    potential, and he didn’t want a progeny of the Hart family to be left wandering outside…it still doesn’t


    change the fact that Tyler didn’t grow up with the Hart family. As much as Senior Hart hates that Tyler


    and his adopted brother were swapped at birth, his own son will always trump his own grandkid when it


    comes to crunch time.


    “Plus, nothing serious happened to Tyler during the electric shock therapy, so Senior Hart only


    reprimanded Tyler’s parents and dropped it at that. After that, Tyler’s parents must’ve gotten some


    inspiration from the electric shock therapy and decided to use hypnosis on Tyler.”


    “Hypnosis? What is their end goal by doing that?” asked Noah with a frown.


    “They most probably want to erase the existence of Vicky from Tyler’s memory,” answered James. “It is


    said that he was very cooperative at the beginning. Those from the Hart family all thought that he was


    afraid of being tortured again, so that was why he was being submissive, and they even praised Tyler’s


    parents for their ingenious ideas. But…”


    James scoffed. “Tyler took this chance to escape.”


    Noah stayed silent for a long while. In the past, he had been at the receiving end of Tyler’s beatings


    and underhanded tricks. However, after listening to what James told him, he could not help but feel a


    little sorry for him.


    …


    Vicky slowly opened her eyes, only to be greeted by darkness. She recalled being on the phone with


    Noah, but before their conversation even ended, a hand came from behind her and covered her mouth.


    After that, she lost consciousness.


    She blinked a few times to wake herself up. Then, she tried to get off the bed but discovered that both


    of her hands and feet were tightly bound up in iron chains. It was impossible for her to sit up at all.


    Her movement caused the iron chains to make a clinking sound in the quiet air. She became horrified


    when she heard the sound of footstepsing from somewhere—her kidnapper had realized she was


    awake!


    The only light in the room was a tablemp by her bedside. It was dim and unable to illuminate the


    whole room. The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the face of the approaching figure


    became clearer and clearer until…


    A handsome face fell into her sight. Due to the angle of the light, half of his face was hidden in the


    shadows, making it seem sinister.


    Vicky’s eyes became pinpoints.


    “Tyler…”