Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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Early in the morning, Charlotte hurried to the hospital after hearing the shocking news that her son had been attacked at

a bar the night before.

On her way, she caught up on all the details of the incident, her heart racing with a mix of concern and anger.

For the past few days, Charlotte had been in a standoff with

Dalton.

The source of her fury was clear. Dalton had unilaterally decided to change his fiancé from Meryl to Lydia at a press conference without even consulting her. The idea of Lydia stepping into the role of Dalton's fiancé

made Charlotte's skin crawl.

After all, she had reluctantly accepted Meryl-who, at least, had been genuinely devoted to Dalton.

But Lydia? A mysterious figure with an unknown background?

Charlotte viewed her with disdain.

It went beyond the choice of fiancé; Charlotte felt utterly

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sidelined as if Dalton no longer considered her opinion worthy

of respect.

Charlotte was fuming, ready to give Dalton a piece of her

mind and demand an apology. But instead of Dalton showing up to face the music, she received the shocking news that he

had been attacked.

the hospital to check on him. However, as word spread, both the second and third branches of the family caught wind of the

in the hospital bed, his brow furrowed as he took in the

was wearing a grim

earth happened? You let yourself get beaten up by

who used to be all over you? Now

Charlotte's tone

merely remained silent, opting to smoke

filled with an

bottle at him,

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been such a cool presence, but she was also distant as

third

that it was Dalton who wronged Meryl first. You

always been at odds with Charlotte, and clearly, she was relishing the chance to take a jab

Charlotte.

a deadly glare, but Cameron,

was caught checking into a hotel with someone else. Can you really blame

taking sides here;

for someone to blame, you

actions. Meryl's not at fault

felt the heat rising in her chest, directing her gaze toward Cameron. "Are you suggesting my son

sister, Cate Aniston, chimed in, visibly upset,

not! I'm going to go

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as she turned to storm out,

back!"

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"Dalton?" Cate responded, surprised.

make a

now, the scandal surrounding his tumultuous relationship with Meryl had already made him a laughing stock in

pretty much confirmed that Dalton

it would only add fuel