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

to hold a

are ready. You better wipe away those

that, Lydia was

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

I want to stand by your side, Dalton. I'll take the blame, but Chandler only gave me three days. If I can't win you over, he'll deal

don't care about myself, but I can't bear to leave you,

Lydia had spent with him, enduring silently, Dalton suddenly felt a deep sympathy

was selfish. All because Lydia loved

had never schemed against

looked down, his eyes filled with

was the change of environment, or maybe because they were going to get a marriage license the next morning, Meryl couldn't sleep. Tossing and turning in bed,

already half past midnight. She wondered,

had just reached the hallway when the

man in a suit, thoroughly drunk, stumbled over the threshold and unexpectedly fell into her

backward, unprepared for his

widened

of masculine hormones filled her as his nose brushed against her

door shut behind them with a thud, stopping the light

the dim space, the only sounds were his heavy breathing and

and her lips

shock through her body,