Mrs. Perez was clearly stunned.

"You said you didn't want to have anything to do with that family anymore. So, what happened?" she asked, her voice laced with confusion.

Lydia lowered her gaze, avoiding eye contact.

Sighing deeply, Mrs. Perez didn't push any further, sensing Lydia's reluctance. But Mr. Perez was less patient.

"You both promised that once you were married, he would treat you well, and you'd have a good life together," Mr. Perez huffed in frustration. "How long has it been since the wedding? And now we're dealing with this mess."

"This isn't all Quincy's fault..." Lydia began to say, but her father wasn't having it.

"You're still defending him?" Mr. Perez retorted angrily. "Alright, if it's not his fault, then why have you been out of touch for two whole days? Why no word from you?"

Lydia was left speechless, her hands fidgeting nervously under the table as her thoughts spiraled.

treated her, her mother would likely be the first to march over and confront her. Her father, who had barely agreed to the marriage in the first place, would demand a divorce on

eyes, anyone who didn't treat their daughter with the utmost care wasn't

So, Lydia remained silent.

added to her parents' frustration. Though she was back home, she

ready to dial Quincy for

Perez joining in to help calm her husband down. It took both of them to wrestle the phone away from Mr. Perez, but even then, his anger

on, or I'm calling Quincy. There are only two

her so hard? She'll tell us

she won't say a word, no

for Lydia, her father was right. She had been planning to stay tight-lipped. But with her parents pushing harder

was livid, ready to storm over to Quincy's house and demand justice. Mr. Perez, on the other hand, was furious,

two need to end it

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