The calmer Lydia appeared, the more anxious Mrs. Fay became. She would prefer if Lydia broke down in tears, screamed, or even smashed everything in the house. Anything but this eerie calmness.

Mrs. Fay pulled her into a tight embrace. "Lydia, you know you're our only child. If anything were to happen to you, your father and I wouldn't survive it."

With the awful things being said online, Mrs. Fay was terrified that her daughter might not be able to handle it and would consider something drastic.

But Lydia wouldn't let that happen. She wrapped her arms around her mother, noticing how much weight she had lost. It was something Lydia hadn't realized before. All because she had been worried about her.

"I may have lost my child, but I still have you and Dad. You're the best parents in the world, and I want to take care of you. As long as we clear up the truth, everything will be fine," Lydia reassured her, though as soon as she spoke, the doorbell rang. She quickly went to the door and looked through the peephole. It was Eugene standing outside.

"How did you know I was

Lydia followed his gesture and indeed saw the camera. The idea that he had seen her through the footage made her a bit uncomfortable, like she was

came to the door and greeted him. "Lydia just moved in

with dealing with the online drama surrounding her daughter and barely had the energy to entertain guests, even if this particular guest was her favorite choice for a future

straight to the

sank. "What are you

being attacked so viciously online that even extreme comments had begun targeting the Fay family's business. If Eugene wanted to distance himself from her, it wouldn't be a

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