"Lydia, where are you planning to go?" Mrs. Fay quickly stood up and hurried to Lydia's side.

Mr. Fay joined them, reaching for her suitcase. "We're not against you going out, but it's late. How about you get some rest?"

"I'm not going out for a stroll. I'm going to stay at a friend's place. I'll be with Nina. You know her," Lydia reassured them, specifically mentioning Nina's name to ease their worries.

Mr. and Mrs. Fay did know Nina. They exchanged glances, reluctant to let Lydia leave. After all, Lydia and Quincy had first fallen for each other at the York Corporation.

Now that she was finally moving forward with the divorce, the last thing they wanted was for her to end up near Quincy again. If he was over there, he could sweet-talk her during the month-long wait, and she might change her mind. They couldn't let that happen.

"Lydia, I really think you shouldn't go over there. Nina has two kids now, and she's already so busy taking care of them. You'd only be adding to her load. Why don't you stay with me tonight?" Mrs. Fay wrapped her arm around Lydia's in a warm, motherly gesture, hoping to have some heart-to-heart time.

chimed in with

through their concerns. She sighed, explaining, "I'm going alone. There won't be anyone

you planning to stay there, Lydia?" Mrs. Fay asked, her daughter's mention of the kids striking a

natural miscarriage. She had cried on that operating table, and that pain never left her.

Lydia was going through the same kind of pain. If being around a child could help heal some of those wounds, Mrs. Fay wouldn't stand in her

stay for a while, maybe even longer," Lydia replied with a

to go out alone. I'll take you

there. If Quincy was there, Mr. Fay was determined to kick

own.

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