If it weren't for Nash's help behind the scenes, Quincy wouldn't have had what it took to start a company, much less achieve his current success.

In the past, Lydia had been so devoted to him that no matter how much Eugene wanted to intervene, he had no chance.

But now that Quincy's own actions had created a crack in that love, Eugene was confident he could widen that crack until it finally shattered completely.

At the embassy, Hope had cried the entire drive, but it hadn't swayed Nina or Nash in the slightest. When the car came to a stop, Nina stepped out and turned back to take Hope from the car. "No, I don't want to get out!" Hope clung tightly to the seatbelt, her small hands marked with red welts from the effort.

Her wide eyes overflowed with tears, which slid down her cheeks and soaked into her clothes. "Please, take me home. You said I was part of the family, so why are you abandoning me so quickly?" Nina almost laughed at the absurdity of it. Even now, Hope was trying to guilt-trip her. Without another word, she pried Hope's hands free, picked her up, and carried her into the embassy. In front of the staff, Nina briefly explained the situation.

even from your country. They're my parents, and Orion is my brother," Hope protested,

fate. But in the adult world, facts mattered more than a child's fabricated story. It didn't take long for the staff to verify her

her to be sent back and notify her family to come for her," the staff member informed Nina. What happened beyond that would

to grab Orion's arm, pulling out

down at it. He remembered picking up a few matching necklaces at the amusement park when he had seen them in a shop. He, Hope, and even his parents had them.

I just realized. When you asked me to get something for you back at home, it was just so you'd have the chance to do what you wanted, wasn't it? But you didn't think about the

high fever and was back home,

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