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 Meryl up

Meryl, if you want to lose it, do it alone! Let go!"

cold gaze swept

Then, he froze.

tears streaming down Meryl's

hit him,

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

light that even a small

but just as he reached out, Lydia cried

shifted to her, and by the time he

made it impossible for her to

as Dalton chose to protect

metal

clenched her teeth and

she deserved

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

a grim clarity

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

to gather herself, Meryl

was still spinning, but she stayed silent, bearing the pain

new to her. After three years in

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