CEO's Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

Her belly was completely flat.

"A while back, I had gained a bit of weight, so I already had a little bit of a belly. Then, when I got pregnant, there was a slight bump. It wasn't that obvious, but you could tell. But now, look! There's nothing left." No fat.

And no baby.

Nina was stunned. She struggled to speak, "The baby... the baby's gone?"

For a mother, there was no greater pain than losing a child. Nina knew just how much Lydia had looked forward to this baby, and as a mother herself, she could deeply empathize.

In that moment, words felt so inadequate. Nothing she could say would ease the pain in Lydia's heart.

"Yeah," Lydia nodded. "Right after I lost the baby, I was in a daze. My mind was blank. I couldn't make sense of anything. But I'm not stupid. After I got off the operating table, a lot of things started to make sense. Mrs. Perez never thought highly of me, so why would she suddenly start treating me well?"

and slap some sense into herself. How could she

ending, but

Perez would never approve of her. Pregnant or not, she

what about Quincy? How does he feel

know, and I don't really care. This child is gone, and we're done. Even if he has a huge fight with his mom and they never speak again, is that going to bring my child back?"

blood would still be thicker than water. No matter what happened, a mother and her

it. It was just a suspicion. Even if she did have proof, what would it lead to? A lawsuit? A chance to get some money out of

would that

all ties,

You have to take care of yourself," Nina said softly. "I've heard that a child and their

shook her head, her sadness deepening. "I'd rather he didn't. I failed

no one expects a grandmother to be so heartless." Nina was still reeling from what