As Mrs. Clara asked her question, the entire room fell into an awkward silence.

Mrs. Perez's face tightened with surprise. As she saw the changing expressions of Mrs. Clara and Tiffany, she scrambled to come up with an explanation. But before she could speak, Quincy bluntly stated, "I'm already married."

Tiffany dropped her utensils and her eyes were wide with shock. After a moment, her eyes filled with tears.

Mrs. Clara stood up in anger. "Why didn't you tell me your son was married?" she demanded.

Mrs. Perez quickly shot Quincy a sharp glare. "It's not like that. There's a woman who's been clinging to Quincy, but they ended things a long time ago."

Mrs. Clara scoffed, clearly unimpressed. That kind of excuse might fool others, but not someone as experienced as her. If things were really over, why wasn't that mentioned right away?

good his

the door, glaring as she said, "My daughter deserves better than

to be led away, but not before glancing back at

that? If you had just kept quiet, with the way that girl clearly liked you, this could've been a done deal!" Ignoring

hardening. The intense look in Quincy's eyes made her take an involuntary

Mrs. Perez's expression darkened further. "I'm your mother, and this is how you speak to

said nothing, his eyes fixed on

you just hand me over to the police Mrs. Perez sneered. "You think

loosened slightly, as if layers of armor were slowly falling away, exposing the raw, vulnerable heart underneath. His cold gaze shifted, becoming one of deep

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