What if Lydia couldn’t handle it and did something to hurt herself? How would they survive?”Dad, if something’s wrong, just tell me. Don’t carry everything on your own like this,” Lydia pressed, refusing to back down.She stood firm in front of him, making it clear she wouldn’t leave until he explained everything.Mrs. Fay came over as well, gently urging her husband. “We’re a family. There’s nothing we can’t talk about. If Quincy really did something terrible, Lydia needs to know. It’s better for her to see his true colors than to be kept in the dark.”Mr. Fay tried to brush it off. “It’s really nothing. I was just chatting with someone about their perfect son-in-law, and it reminded me of Quincy, which made me angry. Let’s not dwell on these unpleasant things.”But after so many years together, Lydia knew her father far too well to be fooled by a few words. She wasn’t about to let it slide so easily.Pulling out her phone, she said, “If you won’t tell me, I’ll find out for myself. I doubt it’s something only you know. There’s no way we’re all in the dark.” “Lydia, don’t,” Mr. Fay quickly tried to stop her.If she logged onto social media and saw the posts, she would learn everything. And once she saw what was out there, how devastated would she be?He regretted losing his temper earlier. If only he had kept his cool and handled it more quietly, calling his assistant to shut down the situation before Lydia heard anything, she wouldn’t have to go through this now. “I know you’re trying to protect me, but we’re already at the point of divorce. No matter what happens, I can handle it,” Lydia said firmly.Mr. Fay paused, a weight settling onmet S~ᴇaʀᴄh the ƒindNoᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.his shoulders as if he’d aged ten years in an instant. Finally, he handed his phone to Lydia and patted her on the shoulder. “If you really want to see it, go ahead. My assistant is already working on it, and we’ll get the situation under control soon. We’ve got a strong legal team, and they’ll make sure justice is served.” Whoever wanted to target Lydia would have to face the consequences. He would do whatever it took to protect his daughter and make Quincy pay for what he had done.Lydia had mentally prepared herself, but when she looked at the screen, she was still stunned. The flood of hateful comments overwhelmed her.All of this came from Quincy? He cheated, and now he was twisting the situation to make her look like the villain? He knew how much harsher society was on women than men, and yet he still chose to do this to her.Lydia had suspected Mrs. Perez andTiffany might be behind some of it, but now she realized that without Quincy’s approval, they couldn’t have caused this much damage. He had the power to stop it, especially with his connections and company. He could have shut this down the moment the rumors surfaced, but instead, he let it all happen. How laughable that she had once loved this man so deeply and refused to marry anyone else.”Sweetheart, are you okay?” Mrs. Fay asked, her heart aching as she saw the pain on her daughter’s face.She was angry and furious atQuincy. If he had asked for money, itwouldn’t have made her this mad. But he was destroying Lydia’s reputation, pushing her toward the brink of collapse, just like so many others who had been driven to the edge by online abuse.“I’m fine.” Lydia looked up, forcing a smile that was more painful than tears. “Really, I’m okay. Please believe me.”