Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After... 1/4

Chapter 401 There's No Going Back

"Meryl, you awake? I brought you something to eat."

Meryl pressed her lips together, her voice quiet but firm. "I'm not hungry. You can have it."

Without waiting for a response, she turned over and switched off the light, plunging the room into darkness.

But Dalton stayed put. "Meryl, you've barely eaten these past few days. You've lost weight. How can you not be hungry? At least come out and see what I got for you."

His voice was gentle, almost pleading, but Meryl let out a tired. sigh.

"Dalton, I'm really not hungry. Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay? I'm trying to sleep."

She didn't want to waste any more energy on him, especially not in the middle of the night.

Realizing he'd hit a wall, Dalton gave in. "Alright, get some rest."

Still, he lingered outside her door for a moment, staring at the dim light seeping under the door.

A flicker of sadness flashed across his face.

used to care so much about him. Now, she couldn't even. stand to be

No Going Back angry and needed

sure that with enough

the sandwich you brought back is ready. Would you

shook his head. "No, let the others

looked surprised. "But didn't you buy that especially for Ms.

just get another one for her

bed, had heard

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didn't take it seriously, though, thinking it was just

of Dalton's

morning, however, when she went downstairs, she was caught off guard by the sight of a

sitting there, and his eyes lit up when he saw

eat."

at the

the one

had been ages since she last

There's No

a small bite,

it taste?" he asked,

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