Chapter 518

In Long Harbor, Tyler finally got a chance to meet Catlin. The meeting was set for the middle of the night, which felt a bit strange. But when they saw each other, neither of them cared much about the timing. In the end, they were just happy to be together.

However, what Catlin didn’t expect was that seeing Tyler would only make her feel even worse. Life had already been hard enough for her here, and now, seeing Tyler’s injuries and the way he limped in, she felt like she couldn’t breathe.

“What happened to your leg?” she asked, worried.

Catlin had been constantly concerned about his arm injury. It was nearly impossible to get medical help for anyone in the Hart family right now. The last thing she wanted was for Tyler to get hurt again.

Olivia’s actions had pushed Catlin to the brink. She hated her with all her heart, wanting nothing more than to tear her apart. ‘I did everything for her, and in the end, she’s the one who betrayed me,’ she thought.

Tyler looked at Catlin and noticed how much weight she’d lost. His heart hurt seeing her like this. “It’s nothing serious. What about you? How are you holding up?”

Hearing that, Catlin could tell something was wrong. He’d clearly been through something.

“Kick Olivia, that bitch, out of the Hart family. Tell her to get lost,” Catlin snapped maliciously.

Since being locked up here, she had thought nonstop about getting everything back from Olivia—the jewelry, clothes, bags, shoes, and all the investments she’d made in her. She didn’t want to leave Olivia with a single thing.

Tyler nodded. “Well, I’ve kicked her out.”

Both of them were still furious just talking about Olivia.

“That’s good,” Catlin said, satisfied. “Make sure she doesn’t take anything with her. She doesn’t deserve it.”

She wanted Olivia gone, and she didn’t want her taking anything with her.

Tyler just quietly listened to Catlin.

“Also, don’t let her take the car she’s driving. I bought it. I bought everything for her,” Catlin added.

Thinking about all those years when she gave Olivia everything, only to end up with this betrayal, Catlin hated her even more now.

Tyler nodded again. “Don’t worry. I made sure she didn’t take anything.”

‘She won’t take anything. With her strength right now, what could she possibly carry?’ Tyler thought to himself.

Olivia didn’t even pick up most of the things she threw out.

Catlin felt a little better when hearing that. “Good. Everything should stay with me. Those things belong to Stefi. They should all go to her.”

When she mentioned Stephanie, Catlin’s voice grew even more pained.

“That’s my daughter. What did I do to her for Olivia in these two years? She’s my daughter, and I hurt her for some outsider. We even ended up harming each other,” she thought.

Thinking about Stephanie’s attitude toward her lately, Catlin felt a mix of love and hate. The love came from the fact that Stephanie was her daughter, and she regretted everything she had done to hurt her for Olivia. The hate came from the fact that things could never go back to the way they were; Stephanie had become so cold-hearted toward the whole Hart family, and Catlin hated it.

Tyler’s expression shifted slightly when he heard Catlin’s words. His subtle change didn’t go unnoticed by Catlin. “Did you see Stefi? Did you meet her?” she asked, her voice tight.

Tyler went silent, his face growing serious. Seeing him like that, Catlin knew he had definitely seen Stephanie.

The thought of Stephanie made her chest heavy, and her voice softened as she asked, “What did she say? Is she… willing to…”

Then she paused, trying to gather her thoughts. Then she continued, “Will she help me?”

‘Now that Olivia and I are on bad terms, nothing will stand in the way of the love I want to give Stephanie. If she helps me get out of this, I’ll shower her with all my love from now on,’ she thought.

Catlin looked at Tyler with hope in her eyes, desperate for a reassuring answer about Stephanie.

After all this time, Catlin had come to a conclusion: right now, the whole Hart family—and even herself—only needed one word from Stephanie. If she could just speak up in front of Sebastian, every problem would be solved.

But despite her hopeful gaze, Tyler stayed silent.

“Say something,” Catlin urged.

‘Why isn’t he saying anything? Could it be that after everything, Stephanie still won’t give me a chance?’ she thought, her heart sinking.

Tyler took a deep breath, closed his eyes for a moment, and then said, “You… you should just forget you have a daughter. Pretend you never had her.”

Catlin’s breath grew heavier as she listened.

Tyler’s voice turned cold. “She’s not part of the Hart family.”