▁Valent ini ] ▁didn ' t ▁really ▁give ▁me ▁much ▁of ▁a ▁back story ▁and ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁did ." ▁However , ▁Stuart ▁was ▁war ned ▁to ▁keep ▁quiet ▁about ▁the ▁information . ▁" There ' s ▁a ▁reason ▁Val entin ' s ▁come ▁to ▁town , ▁and ▁it ▁makes ▁sense " ▁the ▁actor ▁explained . ▁Stuart ▁continued , ▁" I ▁actually ▁think ▁it ' s ▁really ▁cool ." ▁Val entin ▁is ▁ad am ant ▁about ▁getting ▁what ▁he ▁feels ▁he ▁is ▁ow ed , ▁the ▁Cass ad ine ▁fortune ▁and ▁" He ' s ▁not ▁secret ive ▁about ▁it ." ▁He ▁has ▁" mass ive ▁chip ▁on ▁his ▁shoulder " ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁Mik k os ▁not ▁fighting ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁avoid ▁ups et ting ▁his ▁ste pm other ▁Hel ena . ▁Val entin ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁off ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁contact ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁for ▁years ▁so ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁have ▁an ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁family . ▁ ▁Nik ki ▁G ant t ▁from ▁So ap ▁Opera ▁Sp y ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁Val entin ▁could ▁be ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Charlotte ▁( S car lett ▁Fern ande z ), ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁his ▁ex - lo ver ▁Claud ette ▁Be a ul ieu ▁( B ree ▁William son ) ▁whom ▁Claud ette ▁attempts ▁to ▁pass ▁off ▁as ▁the ▁child ▁of ▁her ▁cop ▁ex - hus band , ▁Nathan ▁West ▁( R yan ▁Pa e vey ) ▁to ▁protect ▁Charlotte ▁from ▁Val entin . ▁Meanwhile , ▁So ap