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,

8 Canceling

idea and followed

to lose it, do it alone! Let go!" Dalton

cold gaze swept over

Then, he froze.

saw tears streaming

pang of uncase hit him,

the top of the stairs, as Meryl and Lydia struggled, Meryl's

light that even a small push sent her

catch her, but just

to her, and by the time he turned

impossible for her

chose to protect Lydia, Meryl's heart

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

clenched her teeth and

she deserved

mistake, and

she fell, a grim clarity hit

to call an ambulance as they watched Meryl on the floor, struggling to get up. Bianca rushed over in a panic, trying to

a moment to gather herself, Meryl slowly stood

but she stayed silent, bearing the pain

three years

and loving, now had a cold detachment, as if she were