Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 8 Canceling the Engagement

Just then, Meryl's phone buzzed, but it was on silent.

She missed three calls without even realizing it.

Bianca noticed and went pale.

Watching Meryl gulp down the drink, she feared it might be poisoned and that Meryl could collapse right there.

Frantic, Bianca told someone to call an ambulance.

At that moment, a servant from the kitchen came out, saying, "I added something to Ms. Lydia Stone's drink. She said she wasn't feeling well, so I put in some vitamins."

The servant looked a lot like Meryl, and everyone realized there had been a huge misunderstanding.

But the drama was far from over.

Meryl suddenly grabbed Lydia's wrist and dragged her towards.

the stairs.

Her behavior was erratic, almost as if she had lost her mind.

Lydia tried to pull away, but seeing Dalton chasing after them,

Canceling

with an idea and

want to lose it, do it alone! Let go!" Dalton shouted, grabbing Meryl

gaze

Then, he froze.

tears streaming down

pang of uncase hit him,

the stairs, as Meryl and Lydia struggled,

that even a small push

but just as he reached out, Lydia cried

by the time he turned

injured ankle made it impossible for her

chose to protect Lydia,

metal railings, each impact making

her

felt she

had been her mistake, and now she was paying the

a grim clarity

watched Meryl on the floor, struggling to get up. Bianca rushed over in a panic, trying to help, but Meryl

to gather herself, Meryl slowly stood

but she

nothing new to her. After three years in prison, she had learned to endure it

a cold detachment, as if