Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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Lydia watched from the sidelines, feeling a knot of discomfort in

her stomach.

She had invited Meryl here today with the intention of embarrassing Meryl, but who would have thought that as soon as Meryl arrived, she would become the star of the gathering thanks to that piece of music?

The news that Meryl had recently become Harvey's protégé only added fuel to the fire, drawing more and more people eager to curry favor with her.

And who was Harvey?

He was a top figure in Kingsdom, with connections that could open doors to countless opportunities.

As she watched Meryl bask in the limelight, surrounded by admirers, Lydia instinctively placed a hand on her own belly.

The thought of her unborn child, who was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, twisted her heart with anguish.

A flash of resentment flickered in Lydia's eyes as she glanced at Meryl's midsection.

She quickly dialed Dalton.

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Right now, the only card she had to play was her status as Dalton's wife.

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She wanted him to come pick her up, a small victory to reclaim some dignity.

"Dalton... I'm almost done here. Can you come and get me?"

Dalton had been busy with work lately, but tonight, he happened to be nearby at dinner, just a five-minute drive away. Charlotte had been keeping a close eye on Lydia, worried about the baby, and had initially insisted she skip the gathering. But Lydia had promised that Dalton would come to fetch her, which finally eased Charlotte's concerns.

Just to be safe, Charlotte had called Dalton to remind him to pick Lydia up after his dinner.

No matter how much he might not want to be around her, he still had to respect his mother's wishes.

A few minutes later, Dalton arrived at the event, impeccably dressed in a sharp suit.

Dalton was a year ahead of them in school and had been quite the campus celebrity-everyone knew who he was.

out that the well-known Dalton was

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to butter him up; his family name

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Lydia felt a surge of satisfaction. Finally, she was reclaiming the spotlight that Meryl had stolen from

that they

have fun, but Dalton and I need to head

crowd's attention shifted to Lydia's belly. No wonder

Dalton was being pulled along by Lydia, someone called out, "Why are you leaving so soon? We just

probably has business

casually glanced over, his gaze landing on

spark of surprise flickered

over a white knitted dress, her hair pulled back in a loose ponytail. Standing among

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noticed he hadn't budged

as if he hadn't heard her at

completely captivated by Meryl,

she quietly

Still, no answer.

around them, sharp as ever, quickly picked up on the

Aniston, it's not every day we see you! You have

Dalton to stay a bit longer; after all, they all wanted

some sort of

had their own hierarchies; not everyone could access the upper echelons of society, and gatherings

were rare gems.

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opportune moment and settled into a

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at her with the

a deep shade of red

the first to

Meryl's arm,

her eye, Dalton raised his glass in a playful toast, a teasing

have seemed subtle, but with so

through Kingsdom, and now the crowd's sympathy began

was clearly falling apart. Even with a baby on the way, her husband's heart was

forced a smile. Inside, she was seething, wishing for this