Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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Meryl retorted, "Why should I apologize to Dalton? I didn't do anything wrong!"

"You beat him, Meryl! That's definitely on you. You owe him an apology!" Malcolm's voice was sharp, frustration dripping from every word.

After everything that had happened recently, Meryl had come to a conclusion: swallowing her pride and staying silent only encouraged those who bullied her to push harder.

She thought to herself, "I've been bending over backward for

the Stone family all these years, and what did I get in return?

A one-way ticket to jail for my troubles.

How ridiculous is that?

I've done nothing wrong from the start. So why should I keep backing down? Why let them walk all over me?

If the Stone family is biased, then I'm done playing the good girl.

In their eyes, no matter how well-behaved I am, the only true

'good'girl' is Lydia."

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"Are you sure Dalton wants me to apologize? He got knocked out by a woman last night; now he's the laughingstock of the whole circle. If I go to him and say sorry, it's just going to remind him of the humiliation all over again!" "Meryl, stop making excuses! Don't make me drag you there myself!"

to Dalton, fine. But only if

kind

back on the couch, her voice icy. "Come on, it's been days since that press conference. Are you all pretending it didn't happen? Lydia slept with my fiancé, and you and Mom always love to play the fair judge, right? "So tell me, should Lydia apologize to me or

Malcolm was left speechless.

way, about last night, even the police ruled it as self-defense. If you have any objections, why not just call the cops and have them arrest

was utterly dumbfounded by

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of anger, he hung up

two minutes later,

Malcolm were playing

public last night? You can't just say things like that! And where have you been for the last

think I went back to the Stone Villa that

Bianca was momentarily speechless.

guy off the street to marry. He's got nothing, not a dime to his name, and he's not

you trying to drive me crazy?"

with disbelief.

me, and I've just given up. Isn't that what you and Dad wanted

face turned pale with

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home surveillance to check if Meryl

thought, "Living under a bridge? Now that's

is ready. Are we heading