Chapter 1253

Chapter 1253

Eugene didn't pressure Lydia to give him an answer right away. He simply gave her a guest room to rest.

At this point, Lydia wasn't sure where else she could go. She had turned off her phone and didn't want to see Quincy. She couldn't face going home, so she silently agreed to stay.

The next morning, after turning her phone back on, she found more than a dozen missed calls, all from Quincy.

"Miss Lydia?" came a knock at the door, followed by a voice she didn't recognize. "Are you awake?"

Lydia opened the door to find a middle-aged woman with a kind face, holding a bowl of chicken soup. The faint aroma made her stomach rumble.

can call me Mrs. Lucy. Mr. Ford told me not to disturb you, but it's almost noon, and I was worried you

to

about you. To be honest, I've worked for his family for years, and I've never seen him care so much

to say. She was well aware of Eugene's feelings for her. In hindsight, she regretted getting into

she had been thinking clearly, she wouldn't have followed him back here so impulsively. Feeling her head ache from overthinking, she

exclaimed, "Oh no! Miss Lydia, did you catch a

respond, Mrs. Lucy

tell Mr. Ford. He should come back right

because he had gone to the office earlier, Lydia quickly stopped her. "No, really, there's no need. It's just a cold,

was to be further entangled with Eugene. The more she involved him, the

disagreed, but Lydia was stubborn, so she reluctantly agreed

by late morning, Lydia had developed a high fever. She lay in bed, drifting in and out of consciousness, while Mrs. Lucy stayed by her side, tending to her with

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