Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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Lydia was so furious she could have spit blood, but she didn't dare show it on her face.

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Malcolm had always favored sons over daughters, and over the years, Lydia had only dared to step on Meryl, never John.

Strangely enough, it seemed like they were born enemies. Even before Meryl was brought back into the family, John had never gotten along with Lydia. Bianca glanced behind Lydia and curiously asked, "Lydia, it's Christmas. Why didn't Dalton come back with you?"

Lydia's face stiffened at the mention of Dalton.

She quickly made an excuse. "The Anistons have a lot of relatives. Dalton couldn't get away right now. He said he'd come in a couple of days to visit." Bianca chuckled at this, "Couldn't get away? We are his wife's parents! And it's your first year of marriage. Has Dalton not been thinking about you at all?" Lydia felt a wave of irritation. How could she possibly tell them that Dalton was in the middle of divorcing her!

Just then, she felt something hard beneath her, pressing uncomfortably.

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Lydia glanced down discreetly, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

phone?" she said

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thought crossed her mind, and a gleam of

a message

meel.

Naturally, Meryl didn't refuse.

went out for an appointment, but when she arrived at the restaurant, the person she saw wasn't John. "Lydia, did you take John's phone to send me that message?" In just a few seconds, Meryl realized she'd been tricked by Lydia. Knowing she had fallen into a trap, Meryl turned

reached the restaurant's entrance, Lydia grabbed her wrist and dragged her into the alley behind the

still fighting me for Dalton? Dalton wants to divorce me! He actually wants to

the consequence of your own actions? You should know better than anyone that

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someone so close to

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not to play the cello, why did you insist on playing it anyway?" Meryl felt utterly bewildered. "Your lies were exposed, and now you're

"I don't want to argue with you. Do you know. why I brought you here today? Do you remember

mention of

eyes blazed with fury as she grabbed Meryl's

ago, I told Dalton that you slept with Rocky to make him obey you. Do you know how Dalton reacted when he heard