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Chapter 676 True Feelings and False Pretenses

Meryl was applying rosin to her cello bow while listening to soothing music for prenatal education.

Casey had gone to Lutalia for a performance a few days ago and had mailed her some gifts.

She was delighted when she opened the package to find wine and chocolate from Lutalia. She hadn't expected such thoughtfulness from Casey. Though she couldn't drink the wine now, she did try some of the chocolate.

It was authentic Lutalia quality, and the

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After she ate it, the little one got super excited, doing what felt like a dance party in her belly, as if telling her they had a sweet tooth.

Meryl wondered if she should get something in return.

The gift didn't have to be the most expensive, but it had to be something Casey would truly appreciate; that's what would show her sincerity.

After all, every month now, there was a deposit in her account, all from the royalties she received. Without Casey's help, Meryl, as a newbie in the industry, would probably have taken a lot of wrong turns.

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Chapter 676 True Feelings and False Prete... She had initially wanted Chandler to come along, thinking he could give her insight into what men their age liked for gifts.

But when she went to his study to find him, he wasn't there.

He must have gone out.

Meryl didn't think much of it and just

threw on a coat.

Susan saw her changing shoes at the entrance and hurried over. "Mrs. Aniston, are you heading out? You're pretty far along in your pregnancy. Is it safe to go alone? Why don't I come with you?" Meryl smiled, "No need. I'll ask Anne to

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come with me. We're just going to the mall nearby, not far at all. I'll be back soon."

Once in the car, Meryl was about to call

Anne.

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Then she remembered how stressed Anne had been lately with work issues, so she decided against it.

Anne had interviewed for several jobs, but they all doubted her capabilities just because she'd had a child.

The other day, Anne had vented to Meryl.

"Since when did having a kid become some kind of original sin? Who told them mothers can't stay in shape? I look fantastic! Are they blind? This workplace

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only offer comfort. "They're the ones who lack vision. It's not your problem!" "Ugh, I mean, it's not like I'm hurting for money, but not having work makes me so anxious. Maybe I should just go to Havenbrook

Anne

ambitions.

meant for chasing dreams. Anne wouldn't

She's still so

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could take her to Havenbrook

if you take her to Havenbrook, would Dante agree? And if you don't take her,

hit the nail on the head. It was what Anne had been wrestling

and night. It wouldn't be right for the kids to

able to have your cake and eat it, too. The situation was at

Meryl lost in thought in the car, the driver couldn't help but ask, "Mrs. Aniston, shall we head

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scrolled through her contacts, but instead

true

Christopher. Society gossip suggested she was "damaged

Even the girls who used to be close to Emilia had started keeping

the trauma of the kidnapping might still haunt Emilia, Meryl thought about taking her out to help lift her

her to a nice meal

call connected, Emilia turned down Meryl's

and can't

was taken aback.

store?"

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How on earth did Emilia, the young lady of the Clarke family, end up as a cashier

just didn't add

lost tens of millions of dollars to kidnappers, they couldn't have fallen

the Clarke family had bought the convenience store and

owner!

phone between her ear and shoulder, her eyes darting to the man approaching from the end of the alley. He was coming

he'd show up at this convenience store to buy a

tightened around her phone as she told Meryl, "I have my reasons for

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away,

on cue, the man stepped

store.

who walked in had deep-set eyes and wore

had been working

store for over

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to track him down.

in, Emilia stood

a hint of excitement. Because he was the man who had kidnapped him, a man even the police

stood before him in broad daylight,

didn't even know his name, only that his followers called him

the convenience store, his deep-set eyes Chapter

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appeared when

He had recognized her.

appearing in his territory had put him

wrong move and Emilia could be staring death in the