Mrs. Perez was clearly stunned.

"You said you didn't want to have anything to do with that family anymore. So, what happened?" she asked, her voice laced with confusion.

Lydia lowered her gaze, avoiding eye contact.

Sighing deeply, Mrs. Perez didn't push any further, sensing Lydia's reluctance. But Mr. Perez was less patient.

"You both promised that once you were married, he would treat you well, and you'd have a good life together," Mr. Perez huffed in frustration. "How long has it been since the wedding? And now we're dealing with this mess."

"This isn't all Quincy's fault..." Lydia began to say, but her father wasn't having it.

"You're still defending him?" Mr. Perez retorted angrily. "Alright, if it's not his fault, then why have you been out of touch for two whole days? Why no word from you?"

Lydia was left speechless, her hands fidgeting nervously under the table as her thoughts spiraled.

She knew her parents all too well. Both of them were fiery and protective. If she told them about the way Quincy's mother had treated her, her mother would likely be the first to march over and confront her. Her father, who had barely agreed to the marriage in the first place, would demand a divorce on the spot.

eyes, anyone who didn't treat their daughter with the utmost care wasn't worth keeping

So, Lydia remained silent.

parents' frustration. Though she was back home, she refused

talk, I'll call Quincy myself!" Mr. Perez declared, grabbing his phone, ready to dial Quincy for answers. "I

to stop him, with Mrs. Perez joining in to help calm her husband down. It took both of them to wrestle the phone away from Mr. Perez, but even then, his anger

you tell us what's going on, or I'm calling Quincy. There are only two

tried to intervene, "Why push her so hard? She'll tell us

"If we don't push her, she won't say a word, no matter how

unfortunately for

parents pushing harder and harder, and her

everything.

Perez was livid, ready to storm over to Quincy's house and demand justice. Mr. Perez, on the other hand, was furious, pounding his fist on the

over. You two need to

feared. But there was one thing she couldn't let

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