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.

hadn't expected Dalton to defend Meryl,

Meryl, then at Dalton. She felt a surge of

protected Auntie Meryl from getting hit. I'm

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him of the distance

that Meryl now

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He then lowered his gaze and fell silent. He was lost in thought. Bianca hurried over to smooth things over. "Meryl, apologize to your dad. Look how upset you've made

sake of Malcolm's dignity, if Meryl apologized, the thing could be settled. They were family. No one would hold a grudge. This was also a way to get Meryl

wrong," Meryl

"I'm just

"What do you mean? The shares and

Stone family property. But now it's in the hands of Lydia. She's

all favor her, transferring the estate my grandfather

bet with me just to get me to give up the shares my grandfather left me.

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that's too much? That was my grandfather's gift to me.

the shares for years without my consent. Now, you're all forcing me to apologize, calling me unfilial and

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

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