"I know you're a good person, but Eugene, why waste so much time on me?" Lydia continued shaking her head. "There's no future for us together."

She had no feelings for him beyond friendship. That was all they could ever be.

"You still can't get over Quincy."

"It's not like that. It's completely over between us."

"If it's really over, then why not give me a chance? Lydia, you're still young. Do you really plan to spend your life alone because of one worthless man?" Eugene pressed, refusing to back down.

Growing up, he had always gotten what he wanted, and he was determined to have Lydia, too.

Maybe it was better to let him think

him to believe

want to remarry for the child's sake,

was secretly very happy. He had already decided he wouldn't give up on her, even if she had Quincy's child. But knowing there was no child made things

be a clean break, with no ties to Quincy, and he could take his place in

Lydia snapped, her voice suddenly intense. "If you came here just to say things like that, you should

been hers, too. Quincy might have been a terrible

apologized. "I'm sorry.

go. I want to be alone. I don't want anyone around me

Instead, he lifted his phone, capturing her retreating figure in a photo, positioning his hand to make it appear as if he was touching her

car and sent the photo anonymously to Mrs. Perez, attaching no message but

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