"Who told you to go off on your own without me? Do you dare try that again next time?" Lydia playfully scolded.

Quincy could only chuckle in resignation. He glanced at her stomach, thinking, "Well, I definitely won't be taking any chances now." Lydia had become his top priority, and he knew he had to be extra careful from now on.

The two of them understood the situation perfectly, but from Mr. Fay's perspective, it looked quite different. His daughter had just run into Quincy's arms without a second thought.

"Lydia, get up! Look at yourself!" Mr. Fay's angry voice cut through the air, jolting Lydia back to reality. She immediately remembered her father was watching and quickly pulled away from Quincy.

"Dad..."

"Whenever I ask you to come to the company, you always find excuses. But when it's to bring Quincy here, you're here in no time," Mr. Fay said coldly.

a loss

back on what he had promised. "I know someone who's looking to subcontract a plot of land for an office building. It's a big project with decent profit potential. If you're interested,

and avoided meeting his eyes, and instantly understood what was going

strings attached, and people offering help usually expected something in return later on. But this

were leaving, Mr. Fay was tempted to keep Lydia at home. He wasn't fond of seeing her constantly by Quincy's side. But even

sat in Quincy's car parked in the underground lot, Quincy turned to Lydia. "So, when exactly did you get your

uncomfortably in the passenger seat, fidgeting with her hands and squirming in her seat. She

gave her, she quickly clarified, "It wasn't me. My dad offered this himself. Everything today, the meeting and the offer

eyes flashed with surprise. He hadn't expected that. Given how much Mr. Fay seemed to dislike him, Quincy

offers help for free," Quincy thought, instinctively suspicious. But when he looked at Lydia's bright and innocent face, he hesitated, deciding not to voice his

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