Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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Another toll man strode into the police station, but this one corried a distinct smell of alcohol on him.

It was Dante.

He must have come straight from the club. Upon spotting Anne, he paused, turning to one of the officers nearby. "I'm here to bail them out. Where do I sign?"

Before the officer could respond, Anne stood up, her demeanor icy. "There's no need for that, Dante. Someone's

already taking care of it. You can go now."

Dante blinked in surprise, a grin spreading across his face. *Someone's bailing you out, and yet you're still sitting here? Come on, Anne, we're married, after all. You pleaded with me, and here I am. Why are you being so stubborn?" Anne felt her eyes welling up. "I didn't plead for help! You can

leave anytime you want."

The word "plead" felt insulting. Anne's composure began to crack

Seeing the tension rise between them, Meryl quickly

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intervened. "Hey, why don't we all just take a breath?"

Dante fell silent, turning to leave the station, where he slumped into the backseat of his car and lit a cigarette.

The designated driver glanced back at him. "Mr. Paltrow, are we leaving?"

Dante exhaled a cloud of smoke, rolling down the window to

let it escape.

he caught a glimpse of Anne,

turned away.

the station, Meryl gently wiped

eye.

Dante; after all, Anne wouldn't

two women seemed to be

through the tension. "Look, Anne, Dante showed up pretty quickly. That has to mean something,

shaking her head. "We're getting a

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had agreed to the divorce, and all that was left was

lately, he hadn't even come

confront him at the clubs Dante

was nowhere to

all so

shake the fooling that there was some kind of misunderstanding

ready to let go. If you still

emerged from

of them stepped

against the hood of his car with a smirk. "Well, well, looks like someone did bail you out. But let's be

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right?"

Anne was speechless.

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Dante wolked to the backseat and yanked the door open, he shot a look at Anne. "Get in.

shot Meryl a glance before retorting coldly, "Dante, your mouth is the only thing that's tough about

she climbed into the car without a second

"Oh really? Just my mouth? You might want to test that theory,