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,

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with an idea and followed Meryl

doing? Meryl, if you want to lose it, do it alone! Let go!" Dalton shouted,

cold gaze swept

Then, he froze.

streaming

uncase hit him, quickly replaced

chaos at the top of the stairs, as Meryl and Lydia

was so light that even a small

chance to catch her, but just as he reached out, Lydia

her, and by the time he turned back,

injured ankle made it impossible for her to

that moment, as Dalton chose to

was brutal. She collided with the metal railings, each impact making her

she clenched her

she

for Dalton had been her mistake,

fell, a grim

ambulance as they watched Meryl on the floor, struggling to get up.

to gather herself, Meryl slowly

head was still spinning, but she stayed silent, bearing the pain

kind of pain was nothing new to her. After three years in prison, she had learned to

cold detachment,