Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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"Dalton, it's a misunderstanding!" Lydia pleaded.

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Dalton retorted with disbelief etched across his face, "A misunderstanding? Lydia, I never imagined you could be so cold-hearted. To frame Meryl, you'd even jump down the stairs yourself? If you're this ruthless to yourself, what else are you capable of?

"By dragging her down like this, you're hoping to turn everyone against Meryl. She's your sister! You two have lived under the same roof for years! How could you be so cruel?"

For a brief moment, Lydia felt lost, her mind racing back to a familiar scene from three years ago.

Dalton had stood there, furious, confronting Meryl after he'd learned about Lydia's kidnapping by a gang of thugs.

"Meryl, you viper! Lydia is your sister, and she's done nothing but look out for you. How could you send those guys after her?"

"Meryl, you've let me down. Someone like you shouldn't even bet in this world!"

Back then, she had been the one sobbing uncontrollably, Dalton by her side, comforting her while he lashed out at Meryl.

But now, three years later, the roles had flipped. Dalton saw her

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as the villain, the wicked woman.

crept through

grasped Dalton's arm desperately. "Please, Dalton,

her injury that made her

and she gazed up at him, eyes shimmering

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you got back from Griffore, you've avoided me. You haven't answered

you might leave me. Do you know what I've been going through every day? I wait in an empty house for you to come home,

her voice trembled, and tears

was afraid Meryl would take you away from me. I panicked at the thought of you two rekindling your old flame,

was all out of love. I've never done anything

is the first time, and it's

Dalton interrupted, his tone

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hear any more of Lydia's excuses. She had just publicly dumped all the blame on Meryl, trying to play the

moment's hesitation showed this wasn't her first time pulling such

mean every time something goes wrong, you

saying it was because you loved me. Now, you're still hiding

despicable acts, then don't

voice grew colder with each word, finally

roar.

raised his voice, Lydia's tears froze on

to Meryl! Why

you, I can go apologize