Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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Lydia quickly jumped to Malcolm's defense. "Mom, please calm down. Dad and Meryl were just fooling around. It wasn't serious. Meryl isn't hurt. Why should we make such a scene as a family?"

Bianca scoffed, "Sure, Meryl's not hurt now. But if she had been harmed even slightly, Malcolm wouldn't be standing here so casually."

Malcolm tried to smooth things over with Bianca, swallowing his pride. "Honey, our son's graduating and coming home soon. He'll be looking for a wife before we know it. Shouldn't we keep the peace in the family? Can't you let me off the hook just this once?" Bianca shot him a cold look before turning to Meryl. "Fine. Then apologize to Meryl."

Malcolm, being a man in his fifties, found it hard to swallow his pride and apologize to someone younger.

But under Bianca's pressure, he decided to pacify her first.

He approached Meryl, keeping his manner reasonably civil.

"Meryl, you know

know your dad has a terrible temper. I tend to lose my cool at the slightest thing. I was wrong today. I acted too rashly. Can you forgive your dad?"

As Meryl remained silent, Bianca pressed. "What exactly did you

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simple argument. I shouldn't have made her leave her home. It is her house! She can come back whenever she wants and stay as long as she likes." Malcolm's apology seemed genuinely sincere.

Several months ago, being thrown out of the house had left quite an impression on him.

With the weather getting colder, if he got kicked out again, he wouldn't even be able to enjoy Christmas properly.

"Meryl," Lydia pleaded, "Dad's already humbled himself so much. Can't you just let it go?"

Malcolm was touched by how Lydia seemed to feel about his

situation.

Indeed, his sweet daughter's affection hadn't been misplaced.

Meryl couldn't stand watching their performance anymore.

Without another word, she turned towards the stairs. "I'm tired. I'm going up to rest."

No one dared stop her.

m

Malcolm turned hopefully to Bianca. "Honey, does this mean Meryl's forgiven me? Can I keep sleeping on your room's floor?" Bianca just snorted, saying nothing.

silence as agreement and hurried outside to collect his clothes that the maid had thrown out earlier. Chapter

following behind

a tear, putting on a show

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miserably here. How can Mom treat you

of how

out a heavy

being the head of the household to now being under Bianca's thumb-Malcolm had

company was doing well, he could live with being humbled at home. At

says she loves you deeply, and she'll

startled. "You went to see your

ties with Sandra, threatening to ban her from Stone Villa if

complied, how could she possibly ignore her birth mother

a tough time at home. She asked me to tell you that

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work out the knots in your shoulders

silent for a

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He'd only been with her because she was gentle and understood

him like a hawk now, Malcolm didn't dare fool around with Sandra

but if he got caught a second time, there'd be no wiggle

career for a woman just wasn't

now, he wouldn't entertain any

your mom to find someone

grabbed his clothes

room.

stared at Malcolm's retreating

man and get

of her life with Malcolm, and now that she

it came to their

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but instead went upstairs

""What is it?"

school reunion, are you

was taken aback. A

Lydia had the responsibility to notify

about to decline

a few days? I'm buying a fur coat. Once

but knowing Anne would insist on her coming along, she told

location will be posted

sly smile. "You look exhausted. Haven't you been sleeping these past couple of

seems Uncle Chandler's heart is colder

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