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

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

gaze swept over

Then, he froze.

streaming down Meryl's

uncase hit him, quickly replaced

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

was so light that even a small push sent her

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

and by the time he turned back, it

it impossible for her to steady

Dalton chose to protect Lydia,

metal railings, each impact making

clenched her teeth and

she

for Dalton had been her mistake, and

she fell, a

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

gather herself, Meryl slowly stood

still spinning, but she stayed silent, bearing the

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

now had a cold detachment, as if she