Chapter 3 Silent Whispers
Meryl struggled to catch her breath, gripping the edges of her sleeves as if they might keep her grounded.
Why did he have to not only reject her but also humiliate her?
After a moment, she steadied herself, looked up at Dalton, and forced a smile. "Dalton, just because I have feelings for you doesn't mean you can belittle me."
Dalton was momentarily taken aback by her smile, a rare sight these days.
He found himself staring at her longer than he meant to, but by the time he realized it, Meryl had already looked away.
He loosened his tie and stubbed out his cigarette, acknowledging that Meryl had changed.
Though he wouldn't admit it, she wasn't the same woman who used to light up a room with her smile.
It was as if her spirit had withered away.
It didn't affect him directly, but it stirred an unsettling discomfort within him.
Dalton couldn't quite figure out what was bothering him.
Shaking off the confusion, he reminded her, "Today is Lydia's birthday. I'll take you back to the Stone Villa later, but remember to behave. Don't cause trouble. Lydia is nothing like you." Meryl's heart sank at his words.
To Dalton, Lydia was a cherished prize, while she was deemed unworthy even as a mere accessory.
hour later, Meryl was ushered into a car
Villa, the grand
daughter, her birthdays were always
was a show of the Stone family's status and their support for her, subtly reinforcing
in Kingsdom
hall was abuzz with wealthy women discussing
so favored when she isn't even Mr. Stone's biological daughter? Is there something we don't know?" someone wondered
talent. In our circle, that's what really matters. Bloodlines
joining the company. Mr. Stone was so impressed that he promoted her to vice president, clearly grooming her as a successor." "But she's still an outsider. Isn't that like giving the company
one knows where her biological parents are," came the response from someone in the know. "It's odd because Camille Foster, who adopted Meryl, was supposed to be Lydia's mother, but their paternity test proved otherwise." Meryl clenched her fists as she overheard
wrap her head around why Lydia and Camille
to give Lydia a better life,
the full story,
was sent back to the Stone
Stone family for over twenty years, and the Stones treated her as well, if
few socialites chatted, their eyes
Meryl lowered her
to the others and said, "Didn't that
followed
beauty and figure. The woman who
kind of person who stood out even in
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