"Now that you've said that, I'm relieved," Mrs. Perez replied, her smile deepening.

She might not understand why Lydia was so set on disrupting her son's life, but Lydia was, after all, the Fay family's precious daughter, pampered from a young age.

With opposition from the in-laws, Mabel and Tiffany waiting in the wings, Mrs. Perez was curious to see how stubborn Lydia could be.

How long would she keep trying to be part of the Perez family?

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Meanwhile, Lydia was feeling crushed but unwilling to return home. After all, she had gone against her parents' wishes to marry Quincy, and she still remembered every word she had said in their defense. Going back now would feel like admitting she had been wrong.

the knock, Lydia thought

you doing here?" she asked,

much my daughter has suffered because of that boy!" Mrs. Fay looked her over, her

words

from Lydia's

leaving home,

if she could still hear someone calling her "Mom.” But there was nothing

losing her child. It was different for women than it was for

women often remained trapped in their pain, especially in the quiet of night, when

talk. No need to make a scene in the hallway," Mr. Fay

there, but since he had come with her parents, it didn't seem right to turn him

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