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.

Lucy. Mr. Ford told me not to disturb you, but it's almost noon, and I was worried you hadn't eaten yet. So, I

Eugene ask you to

said with a gentle smile. "Mr. Ford seems really concerned about you. To be honest, I've worked for his family for years, and I've

didn't know what to say. She was well aware of Eugene's feelings for her. In hindsight, she regretted getting

been so shaken by the events, and the rain had clouded her judgment. If she had been thinking clearly, she wouldn't have followed him back here so impulsively. Feeling her head ache from overthinking, she sighed. "Just

exclaimed, "Oh no! Miss Lydia, did you catch a cold from the rain last night? You're looking

Lydia could respond, Mrs. Lucy was already rushing to

Ford. He should come back

because he had gone to the office earlier, Lydia quickly stopped her. "No, really,

thing she wanted was to

but Lydia was stubborn, so she reluctantly agreed not to call

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,

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