Nearly fifteen minutes had passed when Eugene finally emerged.

His expression hadn't changed. He was calm and unreadable, just as it had been when he went in. There was no hint of whether the deal had gone through or not. Everyone around was left speculating.

"I bet it didn't go through. You know how Mr. Quincy is. He's easygoing most of the time, but once he sets his mind on something, he doesn't let go."

"Who knows? Maybe it worked out after all."

"Ha! Care to place a bet on it?"

With no official word from Quincy, the employees could only guess. But Lydia had a different approach. She could just ask.

When she entered the office, there was an unopened file on Quincy's desk, next to a pen that seemed freshly used. Her heart skipped a beat.

Had the rumors been true? Did he really agree to work with Eugene?

when she could face the truth head-on. "Quincy, did you agree to Eugene's proposal?" Quincy looked up from his desk, noticing the direction of her gaze. Without a word, he reached for the file and tore

"You... you

his voice calm. "It was

up a deed for Southland?" Lydia asked,

had heard of the wealth and potential in the Southland area, and the company had just held a meeting about making it their next target. They were

casually discarding an

saved the company a fortune." Lydia whispered, still

offer. We've got people handling the auction, and we'll get what we

in her chest, knowing Quincy was doing all of this for her. Without

worry about it," Quincy said softly, holding her close. "We'll get

rang. She started to pull away, but he gently held her in place

"Mom," he said quietly.

stiffened in

on her back, softly reassuring her. But then, she overheard Mrs. Perez's voice through the phone. "Quincy, when are you going to divorce Lydia?" Lydia felt like a bucket of cold water had just been dumped over her,

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