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.

after all. Lydia turned around and apologized, "I'm sorry. I jumped to conclusions. But there's no future for us, and I just

the part of the innocent friend. "We're just friends. But you know our parents won't accept that. They've always had this idea of us being together, and now, after everything with Quincy, they just want you to move on

her parents, exaggerating the details, and he had used his resources to find out where she was staying so he could corner her.

keeping a close watch on you right now, but after a while, they'll ease up and stop focusing on us so much," Eugene suggested,

just come out of a painful marriage and had no interest in remarrying. Eugene, on the other hand, surely wanted

maintained her reservations. "You're a good person, but I can't be that selfish. I'll talk to my parents myself Even

her current state, struggling to eat and sleep, the last thing she needed was