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.

much about him. Now, she couldn't

Going

was sure that with enough

you brought back is ready. Would you like to eat

shook his head. "No, let the others

didn't you buy that especially for Ms. Stone? It's not easy to

another one for

bed, had heard every

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though, thinking

Dalton's offhand

morning, however, when she went downstairs, she was caught off guard by the sight of a fresh sandwich neatly arranged. on the dining

and his eyes lit up when he

eat."

at

the one

since she last

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a small bite, and immediately

does it taste?" he asked, his

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