Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 29 What Had I Just Done

Lydia clenched her fists and pressed her lips.

She knew all too well that with Dalton's personality, the

suspicion would only deepen once he started doubting if she didn't come clean.

"Dalton, I just wanted to get some photos taken by the

paparazzi. I had no idea it would escalate to TV reporters and blow up like this."

Dalton was fond of Lydia and had even considered marrying her despite his family's objections.

But feeling manipulated into this situation forced him, which was something Dalton found hard to accept.

Being pushed forward against his will inevitably made him rebellious.

Seeing the grim look on Dalton's face, Lydia reached for hist hand. "Dalton, I just really want to be with you."

Dalton didn't respond and kept walking.

"Dalton?" When Lydia saw him avoid her touch, her eyes quickly reddened.

Only then did Dalton turn to look at her, his voice tinged with helplessness. "Aren't we supposed to hold

hold

are ready. You better wipe away

that, Lydia was

ran up to him and threw herself into his arms, wrapping her arms around his waist, her voice soft and

blame, but Chandler only gave

but I can't bear to leave you, so I had no

the years Lydia had spent with him, enduring silently, Dalton suddenly

All because Lydia

had never schemed

down, his eyes filled with

maybe because they were going to get a marriage license the next morning, Meryl couldn't sleep. Tossing and turning in bed, she suddenly heard the sound of the door

already half past midnight. She wondered, "Was

slipped on her slippers and had just reached the hallway when the door opened from the

over the threshold

unprepared for his

eyes widened

filled her as his nose brushed against

a thud, stopping the light from the

sounds were his heavy breathing and the subtle brushing of his nose

head slightly, and her lips

shock through her body, her