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 the

with an idea and followed Meryl

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

gaze swept over

Then, he froze.

streaming

uncase hit him, quickly replaced

at the top of the stairs, as Meryl and Lydia struggled, Meryl's body suddenly pitched forward and

was so light that even

had a chance to catch her, but just as he reached

focus shifted to her, and by the time he turned back,

it impossible for her to

moment, as Dalton chose to protect

metal railings, each impact making

her

she

been her mistake, and now

a grim

went wild, scrambling to call an ambulance as they watched Meryl on the floor, struggling to get up. Bianca rushed over in

to gather herself,

spinning, but she stayed silent, bearing the

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

loving, now had a cold detachment, as if she were looking at a