In the late 1990s when Victor was away from Genoa City on one of his many escapades in between marriages to Nikki, he came across a Kansas farm belonging to a blind woman named Hope Adams (then Signy Coleman) (via Soap Central). Victor allowed his family back in Genoa City to believe he was dead as he grew closer to Hope and she left her fiancé to be with him. The couple returned to Genoa City and were married, and Chloe soon discovered she was pregnant.
However, the relationship was short lived when the couple found out it was highly likely Hope would pass on her blindness to their unborn child and Victor suggested she terminate the pregnancy. Hope made the decision to return to her farm and raise the child with her ex Cliff. Soon after, she gave birth to her son, who she named Victor Jr., though he would later change his name to Adam.
Victor managed to visit the farm a few times during his son’s childhood, though Cliff made sure that young Vic didn’t find out that Victor was his biological father. When Cliff tragically passed away Victor convinced Hope to relocate to Genoa City with Vic and move them into his home, but Hope didn’t adjust well to life in the city and she soon returned home.
