If it weren’t for Nash’s help behind the scenes, Quincy wouldn’t have had what it took to start a company, much less achieve his current success.In the past, Lydia had been so devoted to him that no matter how much Eugene wanted to intervene, he had no chance.But now that Quincy’s own actions had created a crack in that love, Eugene was confident he could widen that crack until it finally shattered completely.At the embassy, Hope had cried the entire drive, but it hadn’t swayed Nina or Nash in the slightest. When the car came to a stop, Nina stepped out and turned back to take Hope from the car. “No, I don’t want to get out!” Hope clung tightly to the seatbelt, her small hands marked with red welts from the effort.Her wide eyes overflowed with tears, which slid down her cheeks and soaked into her clothes. “Please, take me home. You said I was part of the family, so why are you abandoning me so quickly?” Nina almost laughed at the absurdity of it. Even now, Hope was trying to guilt-trip her. Without another word, she pried Hope’s hands free, picked her up, and carried her into the embassy. In front of the staff, Nina briefly explained the situation.”I don’t want to go! I’m not even from your country. They’re my parents, and Orion is my brother,” Hope protested, struggling desperately.She thought a few lies might change her fate. But in the adult world, facts mattered more than a child’s fabricated story. It didn’t take long for the staff to verify her entry records, confirming her identity.”We’ll arrange for her to be sent back and notify her family to come for her,” the staff member informed Nina. What happened beyond that would be up to Hope’s family. It was no longer Nina and Nash’s concern.With the paperwork completed, Ninaturned to leave. Spotting an opportunity, Hope broke free from the staffgrasp and rushed to grab Orion’s arm, pulling out a pendant from around her neck. “Brother, do you remember this pendant? We each have one.” Orion glanced down at it. He remembered picking up a few matching necklaces at the amusement park when he had seen them in a shop. He, Hope, and even his parents had them. But that didn’t change anything now. He gave the pendant a brief look and then turned his gaze away. “Oh, I just realized. When you asked me to get something for you back at home, it was just so you’d have the chance to do what you wanted,inewasn’t it? But you didn’t think about the fact that Mom was in the downstairs room, with the dooropen.” After all, even though Gemma had just recovered from a high fever and was back home, their parents wouldn’t be careless enough to leave her alone in the living room. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.Hope’s expression stiffened. She hadn’t thought of that. If she had, she would have delayed her plan a bit longer.”Orion, I…””Sir,” Orion said to the staff, turning his back on Hope, “could you please take her? I want to go home with my mom and dad.”This time, it would be just the three of them heading home, along with Gemma waiting there. The four of them together was all he needed for a happy family.The staff quickly picked Hope up, gently but firmly. “Settle down now. No more running off.”