Chapter 1264

On the other end of the phone, Mrs. Perez continued her tirade.

Lydia, who had been leaning into his embrace, suddenly went limp, sliding toward the floor in defeat.

Quincy could no longer listen. “That’s enough, Mom. I’m hanging up now.”

Without waiting for her reply, he quickly ended the call and pulled Lydia back to her feet.

“Lydia, don’t listen to her. She doesn’t know the full story, and she certainly doesn’t know you.”

“But she’s your mother, Quincy,” Lydia whispered, her eyes filled with uncertainty. “Can you really go against her?”

Quincy was silent for a moment, his eyes steady as they met hers. Then, his voice came, low but firm. “I can.”

Lydia froze. It was an answer she hadn’t expected.

Quincy drew her back into his arms, pressing a gentle kiss on her forehead. “Don’t worry. I won’t let anyone get in the way of us. Right now, the most important thing to me is you and our baby.”

His gaze softened as it drifted to her still-flat belly, his deep eyes filled with te