Chapter 305

Trevon, faced with Lydia's frail and pale figure, finally got to his feet. They headed to an old coffee haunt, only to find it closed.

Lydia's face fell. "I'd forgotten, it's not open round the clock."

Trevon regarded her with a detached air. "There's a hotel nearby. I'll walk you there."

Lydia's eyes brimmed with tears. "You won't even let me stay one night?"

Trevon looked at her, his expression serene. "It's not right for us to live together, not being married and all. You know how Madeline is—she can't stand even the smallest fault. I don't want to give her the wrong idea."

Her words cut Lydia deep. Her voice spiked with emotion. "Why are you so good to her? She doesn't deserve it! She's the one who ruined what we had! If it weren't for her, we'd be together by now! She's to blame for everything!"

But Trevon was the picture of calm, his voice steady. "You're wrong. The reason we're not together is that you left the country."

Lydia had fled overseas when she heard Trevon had f