Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 405 Fire the Designer

Their eyes met, and Meryl jumped, startled.

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Dalton seized her hand, a blend of frustration and fondness in his gaze.

""Meryl, why can't you just listen to me?"

Meryl frowned but didn't flinch.

She pulled her hand away and turned to leave, not about to let him see her sweat.

But Dalton wasn't letting her go that easily. He yanked her back, pulling her against him.

"So, you thought you could sneak into my room while I was asleep and steal my phone without saying a word?"

Meryl sat up, but he only held her tighter.

Lately, sharing a roof seemed to be blurring all the lines between them. He was getting way too comfortable with this kind of closeness, and she knew she had to get out soon.

The longer they spent together, the more she worried about how long he'd be able to keep his hands to himself.

Determined, she shoved away from him. "Seriously? The facts are right in front of you! What's there to explain?"

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about you?" His tone was teasing, but there was a

just a phone! If you want it back, just

opened the nightstand and tossed her a

it immediately, her eyes lit up with a mix

it, her excitement

was gone, and the

are you kidding

and she felt like throwing the phone back

without any way to use it felt like

her irritation much more. entertaining than the fake smiles

some rest. Tomorrow, I'll take you to the concert hall. Or do you want me to

step back, her cheeks heating up

annoyance.

she turned and stormed off, not

back.

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set for seven o'clock, but Dalton was already

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fitted mermaid style

a cover. Her main goal was to get out of

through her closet

stepped out of her room, Dalton's brows furrowed at the sight of her in something other than the gown he'd prepared. "Don't you like the dress I picked out for you?" "It's fine," she replied, keeping