"Even if you were frustrated, you should've never done that to Tyler... He's still our son, after all. What kind of mother are you to electrocute your very son?"
"He was under the spell cast by that vixen, Vicky! I wanted to help him! If I truly wanted him dead, I could've just had to do so. Why would I bother doing all those things that would only make me look like the bad guy here?"
Orion shot her a conflicted look and sighed heavily. "Valencia, just because you never said anything, doesn't mean Father doesn't know. He simply chose to turn a blind eye to what you did because you didn't end up killing Tyler."
Valencia looked away. "I... I didn't do anything that bad to Tyler..."
"You locked him up in a cage with no food for days, shone bright lights on him to keep him from sleeping, and tortured him with all sorts of devices that wouldn't leave marks... Do you take Tyler for a fool who doesn't know resentment? He just doesn't talk about it."
"H—How do you know about all that?" Valencia blurted out before covering her mouth.
Orion was on a business trip at the time and did not have any involvement in her actions. When he returned home to find his wife causing a mess, he took all the blame to prevent Old Mister Hart from punishing Valencia.
He shook his head. "Valencia, nothing can remain hidden forever. Father knew about all the things you did to Tyler."
Valencia bowed her head. "... I only meant to teach Tyler a lesson and didn't want to hurt him, but he hasn't shown us any respect from the start, and I was already frustrated about that. After what he did to Lincoln...I only wanted him to apologize, but..." Tears welled in her eyes. "He didn't think he did something wrong. Forget apologizing. He didn't even beg for mercy. I know how hot-tempered I can get, so I..."
After being married to her for so many years, Orion knew Valencia like the back of his hand and asked, "And then? Did he apologize?"
Valencia's lips trembled, and she stammered, "That child has a stubborn bone. Throughout it all, he never thought he did anything wrong... He never apologized."
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Awesome story but too long winded...