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 the

with an idea and followed

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

cold gaze swept

Then, he froze.

streaming

uncase hit him, quickly

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

even

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

the

it impossible for her

Dalton chose to protect

the metal railings, each impact making her

her teeth and

felt she

for Dalton had been her mistake, and now she was paying

a

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

moment to gather herself, Meryl slowly

but she stayed silent,

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

a cold detachment, as if she were looking at