At the police station, Lydia saw Eugene once more. When he caught sight of her standing with Quincy, his eyes turned red with rage, and he tried to charge at them, only to be stopped by the officers.

"Lydia, how could you betray me?" he shouted furiously. "You two are already divorced. Are you really planning to get back together? Why would you hurt me like this?"

To anyone unaware of the situation, he might have sounded heartbreakingly sincere, as if Lydia had wronged him.

"Let's be clear," Lydia replied coldly, "we were just friends, never anything more. And for the record, Quincy and I haven't finalized our divorce. Even if we did divorce and chose to remarry, that's none of your business. My life choices are my own." Just because Eugene had feelings for her didn't mean she was obligated to reciprocate.

stick around just for him until

memory of her lost child, hoping it would hurt her, to keep her away from Quincy. Lydia's hand moved to her stomach. "Just so you know,

looked at her stomach in disbelief. There was a child there? Their

have been that night. If

sooner. He should have hurt her and forced her to lose this child. Without a

these thoughts, Lydia could see them in his eyes. "Forget it, Eugene," she said. "Everything you did was recorded, and there's plenty of evidence against

"There weren't any cameras, but I know how to use my phone. I filmed everything. Only a shameless man would prey on a woman like

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