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.

the dim light, he caught a glimpse of Anne, her shoulders shaking

he turned away.

the station, Meryl gently wiped

eye.

Dante; after all, Anne wouldn't be

to

the tension. "Look, Anne, Dante showed up pretty quickly. That has to mean something, right? Maybe he still

bit her lip, shaking her head. "We're

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the point of

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and all that was left was to

hadn't even

had tried to confront him

he was nowhere to be

all

the fooling that there was some kind

to let go. If you still have foolings for him,

emerged from the back

three of them

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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to the backseat and yanked the door open, he shot a look

before retorting coldly, "Dante, your mouth is

the car without a

Just my mouth?