Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 321 Affection

The pain caused Dalton to sweat, but he bit down hard, refusing to utter a single word.

Chandler, with little patience left, knew Dalton was defiant. "Seems I've been too lenient with you."

With a sharp crack, Dalton's finger was twisted out of place. The searing pain shot through him, making his entire body convulse. Sweat rolled down his cheeks as his breath grew ragged, each exhale feeling like a blade slicing his skin. But even with the agony pulsing through him, Dalton remained silent.

His jaw clenched so tightly that blood seeped from his gums, yet his eyes burned with unyielding resolve. After a long pause, Dalton finally forced down the pain and spoke through gritted teeth. "Chandler, you're nothing but an opportunist."

Meryl was shocked as Dalton dared to address Chandler by name. She glanced at Chandler, noticing how his expression turned even colder.

"You only took advantage when Meryl and I hit a rough patch," Dalton continued. "If Lydia hadn't clouded my judgment, you wouldn't even be in the picture. You rushed to marry Meryl because you're scared.

"You're terrified that our childhood bond, our years of history, is something you could never break. So you preyed on her when she was vulnerable, manipulating her when she needed comfort the most. You're a coward, Chandler! A vile snake who will stoop Chapter 321 Affection

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barely keeping his balance as the pain threatened to overwhelm him. His face twisted in agony, but he refused to show weakness before Chandler. His cold stare was full

and Dalton had always been wary of him. But now, with so

line and might end up like his father, Morton, to be cast out of

the room was thick. Chandler merely chuckled in the face of Dalton's tirade, his eyes

I took advantage of the situation. But what can you do about it?" Chandler taunted. "You were the one who didn't value what you had, and now you want to blame everything on Lydia? Have you no shame, Dalton? Can you really claim you did. nothing wrong? "The woman

Meryl to him again. He event leaned in and

hair, his eyes sparkled. Especially when he spoke of Meryl being the love of his life, those eyes seemed to hold the entire cosmos,

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looked up, only to be met with Chandler's gentle, earnest expression. A stark contrast to the cold demeanor he showed Dalton. For a moment, Meryl couldn't tear her gaze away as if she was

was practically choking on the display of affection. He thought, "Oh, for heaven's sake, is this really fair

jealousy, so he could only imagine how Dalton must

in-your-face show