Quincy felt utterly defeated. He and Lydia had genuinely loved each other and had both invested in their relationship. How did he end up being compared to a total simp?

"Lydia never did anything to betray me. If anyone was in the wrong, it was me. But Mom, drugging your own son? That's something only you could do." Quincy turned and looked at his mother, lying there in the hospital bed. The bitterness and frustration in his heart were almost overwhelming. He still couldn't come to terms with the fact that his own mother had drugged him.

But she was sick, and as her son, he couldn't just bring up old grievances or walk away while she lay there unwell. So, he buried everything deep down, though it made him feel suffocated.

Mabel hadn't heard about the drugging incident. She glanced at Mrs. Perez, clearly shocked. When they had asked for her help, they hadn't mentioned that little detail.

Mrs. Perez started to cough violently. Tiffany quickly stepped forward, gently patting her back. "Mrs. Perez, the doctors said you need to avoid getting worked up. You should really try to rest."

lying here, doing nothing, but some people are determined to upset me," Mrs. Perez

then maybe I should just leave. That way, you can focus on getting better." He

eyes welled up with tears. "I raised you, Quincy. I gave everything for you, and now that

on, live your life however you please. Don't worry about

I should've never been a teacher. How could I teach others

with emotional blackmail. Even Mabel, who had been trying to support

remembered the hefty sum she had received and the things she disliked

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