Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 256 Regret

The sudden embrace left Anne stunned for a few seconds.

She could smell a faint hint of cologne on Dante, a scent that was vaguely familiar.

It suddenly dawned on her that a year ago, for Dante's birthday, she had given him a bottle of cologne that smelled just like this.

Back then, they hadn't yet started talking about divorce. After giving him the gift, she noticed he hadn't used it. Gradually, Anne had forgotten about it.

It was only later, during a room cleaning, that she discovered the cologne was still in Dante's closet, unopened, with the ribbon still intact.

The realization had hurt her deeply.

She'd painstakingly chosen that gift over several weeks, wrapping it herself, only to find it shoved away, neglected.

It felt like a slap in the face.

At this moment, in the face of Dante's unexpected declaration of love, Anne felt oddly calm.

Anne no longer wanted to exhaust herself over Dante.

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never received the response she longed for. That

to realize that it was better to

first.

to let go, even though the process was painful. But stepping away was

a step back, freeing herself from Dante's embrace, her eyes reflecting a

accident-it was orchestrated by Lola. So, I'll be handling the lawsuit myself." Dante looked momentarily stunned, as if he hadn't expected her response

It was

was

situation.

deeply and hoped for a response, but now, I no longer do.

in pain. "How can you stop loving me? Anne, I refuse to accept that!

of the hospital corridor,

away, but

her shoulders firmly, pinning her against

Anne's lips parted, Dante's tongue slid in,

he was trying to melt her with his

struggled instinctively, but he was

insistent.

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that he was crossing the line, Anne raised her hand and. slapped

me to love you-don't you find that pathetic? You're Dante, the young master of the Paltrow

I tried to reach him, he was either with that crowd of his or answering the

widow's life. Once or twice, I could