CEO's Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

Lydia knew this was exactly the kind of thing her parents would do. She didn't ask Eugene to leave, but she also didn't engage with him.

Instead, she walked to the window and stared out at the busy streets below, ignoring his constant chatter behind her.

It wasn't until he brought up her parents again that she finally listened. "Lydia, even though you're married, you're still their daughter. Do you really think they'd ignore what's happening with you? They know everything about you and Quincy, including that you're staying at this hotel, which actually has shares owned by your family."

Lydia blinked, surprised. She quickly checked her phone and, sure enough, found that her family held a one percent stake in the hotel chain. It wasn't enough to influence management, but it would certainly allow them to access the guest list easily.

Lydia turned around and apologized, "I'm sorry. I

just friends. But you know our parents won't accept that. They've always had this idea of us

to find out where she was staying so he could corner her. As for

don't we just put on a show for our parents? They're keeping a close watch on you right now, but after a while, they'll ease up and stop focusing

but she couldn't understand why Eugene would go to so much, trouble. She had just come out of a painful marriage and had

but I can't be that selfish. I'll talk to my parents myself

struggling to eat and sleep, the last thing she needed was pressure from her family.