Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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Outside, there was an eerie silence, leading Dalton to suspect that they had finally left.

Just then, Lydia's call came through.

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After a single glance at the screen, Dalton snubbed the call and hung up.

He pushed through the fire exit and, to his surprise, found Dante still there, sitting on the ground.

Their eyes met, and Dalton could clearly see the redness in Dante's eyes.

"Dante."

"Yeah?"

Dalton greeted him briefly, then started to walk away, but something made him pause.

He turned back and said, "Dante, if you ever need a drink, just give me a call."

Dante asked, "Did you hear everything?"

"I wasn't trying to."

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Dante's gaze was bitter. "Even if you did, it's nothing new.

I'd drag my dignity through the mud myself." Dalton felt a pang of empathy. Seeing Dante like

himself, he realized he wasn't much better off

Dante.

thought, "Dante wants Anne. He's willing to express it openly. And me? What can I do?" Dalton couldn't help

the hospital room, Lydia saw Dalton enter and immediately got up from the bed to greet him.

clung to Dalton

room.

to him gently. "Dalton, would you like some water?"

at his

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been off since

recording device from Meryl

that everyone knew the full story and

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only heightened Lydia's unease,

a storm.

Dalton hadn't asked any questions, Lydia wasn't going to

own grave.

it, so playing dumb seemed

room's unsettling quietness only added to Lydia's

tried to change the subject. "Christmas is coming

Aniston family would gather at

year

different branches of the family

he was still the head

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stake in