Chapter 2 The Harsh Truth
Meryl's face went pale, her eyes losing their sparkle. Those hellish three years should have taught her something.
She took a deep breath, trying to control the storm of emotions inside her, her fingers curling into fists.
As the car passed under a bridge, the shifting light cast shadows on Dalton's face, highlighting his unchanged coldness. Swallowing her bitterness, Meryl asked, "Dalton... Did you pay off those people in prison, asking them to bully me?"
In prison, she had broken down many times, even thinking about ending it all.
But she couldn't let go of Dalton. She was scared he wouldn't manage without her.
She couldn't believe he could be so cruel to her.
Dalton's response was chillingly calm. "What do you expect me to say?"
Meryl froze for a moment, then a wry smile crossed her lips.
Was this his way of confirming it?
To him, she was just a jealous woman and had arranged for Lydia's kidnapping, leading to Lydia almost being assaulted.
The evidence had been plenty, leaving Meryl with no defense.
risk her
love
car pulled up to what had once been
the placement of flower pots. She had even helped with the
now, the house was
it was being pierced by needles. Her lips turned pale from how hard she was biting
ignored her distress. He told the maid:
nodded and led Meryl to
nose and said, "Miss, when was the last time you bathed? You should take better care of
getting bullied in prison for years. But Myrel didn't say
sending the maid away, she locked herself in the bathroom and scrubbed her skin
from her prison days still haunted
Though the last
ranging from bruises and scratches to
her left foot, which throbbed with each rainstorm, reminding her of the old pain. Whenever the pain became too much, Meryl would keep telling herself that
out of the shower, she slipped into the fresh clothes
the bathroom door,
nearly
shot out to steady her,
jarring for both of
pressed against his chest, the heavy scent of nicotine wafting
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