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

idea and followed Meryl up

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

cold gaze swept

Then, he froze.

streaming down

uncase hit him,

Meryl and Lydia struggled, Meryl's

so light that even a small

had a chance to catch her, but just

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

made it impossible for

as Dalton chose to protect Lydia,

She collided with the metal railings, each impact making her head throb

clenched her teeth

she

her mistake, and now she

fell, a grim clarity

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

gather

but she

After three years in prison, she had

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