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.

chill crept through

Dalton's arm desperately. "Please,

her injury that

bare of makeup, and she gazed up at him, eyes shimmering

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you've avoided me. You haven't answered my calls, and it's

going through every day? I wait in an

tumbled out, her voice trembled,

was afraid Meryl would take you away from me. I panicked at the thought of you two rekindling your old flame, and that's why I tried to undermine her. "I just

and I'm sorry. But please believe me, it was all out of love. I've never done anything this harsh to Meryl Chapter 260

This is the first time, and it's killing me

enough!" Dalton interrupted,

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Lydia's excuses. She had just publicly dumped all the blame on Meryl, trying to

stairs without a moment's hesitation showed

questioned, "Love me, love me-does that mean every time something goes wrong,

me about playing the cello, saying it was because you loved me. Now, you're still hiding behind that same

you to commit such despicable acts, then don't bother loving me

grew colder with each

roar.

he raised his voice, Lydia's tears froze

"Dalton, I already apologized to Meryl! Why won't you

I can go