Loving You In Secret (Vicky and Tyler) novel Chapter 1670

"You mentioned that you want Tyler to marry you. Had he agreed to it, we wouldn't oppose it. However, Tyler doesn't want to marry you," Old Mister Hart explained. "What can we do as his elders? We can't force him to marry you. If he refuses to marry you, we can't make him do it, can we now?"

Old Mister Hart's words were relatively tactful, but everyone present understood his message.

If Avery was willing to have the child, the Hart family would take responsibility. If she did not want to do so, they would not force her either. After all, she was the one carrying the child. Regardless, none of them were happy that Avery was trying to blackmail them into compliance using her pregnancy.

Compared to Avery, the Hart family found Vicky easier to accept, which was one of the reasons Old Mister Hart and Tyler's parents did not outright oppose Tyler's desire to marry Vicky.

Women who tried to use children as leverage like Avery were not welcomed into the family.

Mister Yeager was also irritated by Avery's foolishness and frowned at her. "Let's wait until the paternity test is done before discussing what comes next."

Avery was reluctant to give up but noticed her mother signaling her to calm down, so she suppressed her anger.

"Let's leave it at that for now, then," Mister Yeager said as he stood up. He turned to Old Mister Hart and added, "Whether this child stays or goes, we'll inform the Hart family as soon as possible."

Old Mister Hart nodded. "It's getting late. Why don't you take Avery back home to rest?"