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

turned

gently wiped

eye.

tell that Anne still had feelings for Dante; after all, Anne wouldn't be crying the moment he walked in if

two women seemed to be in a

up pretty quickly. That has to mean something, right? Maybe he

lip, shaking her

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to the divorce, and all that was

hadn't

had tried to confront him

he was nowhere

all so

shake the fooling that there was some kind

reconsider the divorce. Maybe Dante's avoiding home. because he's not ready to let go. If you still have foolings

then, Chandler emerged from

of them stepped outside

"Well, well, looks

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right?"

Anne was speechless.

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

retorting coldly, "Dante, your mouth is the only thing that's tough

into the car without

"Oh really? Just my mouth? You might