Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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Dalton was seated to the right of Malcolm, so stopping him was just a reflex.

Dalton could have stayed out of it. But somehow, seeing Malcolm about to hit, he acted faster than he could think and instinctively intervened.

"Let's talk this through. We're all respectable people," Dalton said, trying to calm things down.

Malcolm gave an awkward smile and pulled his hand back.

He had really let his anger at Meryl get the better of him.

Thinking about it now, it wasn't dignified to lash out at Meryl in

anger.

Especially with Dalton present, he needed to maintain his elder's demeanor.

Lashing out like that would make him seem petty and intolerant.

Lydia was stunned.

Dalton to defend

Meryl, then at Dalton. She felt a

protected Auntie Meryl from

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reminded him of the distance between him and

reminder that Meryl

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fell silent. He was lost in thought. Bianca hurried over to smooth things over. "Meryl, apologize to your dad. Look how

Meryl apologized, the thing could be settled. They were family. No one would hold a grudge. This was also a way to get Meryl to back off from claiming the

did nothing wrong," Meryl said

"I'm just taking

"What do you mean? The shares and the house. all belong to the Stone

hands of

my grandfather left to

know Dad made that bet with me just to get me to give up the shares my grandfather left me.

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That was my grandfather's gift to me. If you don't care about

house. You've given her the dividends. from the shares for years without my consent. Now, you're all forcing me to apologize, calling me unfilial and rebellious.

don't like me, you could just pretend I don't exist. So why did you call me back? I know in your eyes, I'm just

each other. I won't come back again. Just pretend I was never