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

an idea and followed Meryl up

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

cold gaze swept over

Then, he froze.

saw tears streaming

hit him, quickly replaced by

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

so light that even a small push

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

to her, and by the time he turned back, it was too

made it impossible for her to steady

that moment, as Dalton chose to protect Lydia, Meryl's heart

brutal. She collided with the metal railings, each impact

she clenched her teeth

felt she

Dalton had been her mistake, and now

a grim

floor, struggling to get up. Bianca rushed over in a

a moment to gather herself, Meryl slowly

spinning, but she stayed silent, bearing the

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

had a cold