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 have

but not everyone

of her. Pregnant or not, she would never become

about Quincy? How does he feel about

huge fight with his mom and they never speak again, is that going to

still be thicker than water. No matter what

any proof that Mrs. Perez was behind it. It was just a suspicion. Even if she did have proof, what would it lead to? A lawsuit? A chance to

would that

ties, and slowly let go of the feelings she

heard that a child and

didn't. I failed him once already. He deserves a

and no one expects a grandmother to

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