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?"

Chapter 405 Fire the Designer

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was teasing, but

phone! If you want it back,

that, he opened the nightstand and

recognized it immediately, her eyes lit up with a mix of hope

as she unlocked it, her

SIM card was gone, and the villa didn't

you

she felt like

Having the phone back without any way to use it felt like a

much more. entertaining than the

chill and get some rest. Tomorrow, I'll take you to the concert hall.

a step back, her cheeks heating

annoyance.

word, she turned

back.

Fire the

set for seven o'clock, but Dalton

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mermaid style would make

a cover. Her main goal was to

through

other than the gown he'd prepared. "Don't you like the dress I picked out for you?" "It's fine," she replied, keeping