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Chapter 680 The Enclosed Space

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Dalton's probing hit right on target. He'd clearly caught wind of something.

But Meryl kept her poker face. "Of course, it's for my sake. I'm due soon, and Chandler shouldn't be traveling far. He's staying in Kingsdom to be with me until the baby comes. He even dropped a project for this. Is there something wrong with that? What's a billion-dollar deal compared to our child?"

Hearing this, a smile played at Dalton's lips, but it didn't reach his eyes.

He knew better than anyone that Meryl was just putting up a front.

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Dalton knew exactly why Chandler wasn't by her side, but he chose not to expose it

now.

After all they'd been through, he still wanted to let Meryl save face.

"Did you come alone? Let me drive you home." Dalton took a couple of steps

on to

toward her, worried about her safety given her pregnant condition.

But Meryl's eyes were distinctly cold as she avoided his touch, maintaining her distance.

"No need!"

With that, she turned to leave.

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"Meryl!" Dalton frowned. "You don't have to be so cold with me. You know I'd never hurt you!"

"Never hurt me? Right. Well, I don't love you anymore, so you won't get another chance to break my heart."

Meryl let out a mocking laugh, not bothering to turn around or spare Dalton another glance.

As far as she was concerned, everything between her and Dalton was ancient

history.

Their relationship wasn't just about casual chitchat or catching rides anymore.

Not far away, Lydia stood in the baby store, watching everything unfold through

Chapter 680 The Enclosed Space the transparent glass.

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Her expression was a mix of complicated

emotions.

Dalton couldn't stand being in the same space with her, his wife, for too long, yet here he was, having such a long conversation with Meryl. How could she not hate this situation?

nail to get, Meryl could obtain

was just

her lip, Lydia quietly pulled out her phone and

I need

The

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you enough money to leave the country. This

first thing he

last penny, ducking and dodging

to turn to

before, so Lydia secretly gave him some

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about to make a

lowlife like Rocky might come in handy someday.

what, Rocky was still Meryl's adoptive

the villa, which led to Chandler sending him to prison in

good reason, Rocky

he proved

The

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*****

leaving the baby store, Meryl headed down one floor and

inside. She walked in to browse and found the store filled with vinyl records. The shop owner

taste.

Meryl knew what to get

her senior would definitely appreciate classical

to the rows of record shelves and picked

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from the last century.

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work was iconic.

would love it.

like

to pay. The cashier scanned it, and

store and headed for the elevator to the parking

the doors opened,

Talk about awkward timing.

a moment's

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any way. She didn't want to waste time outside

Gale soon.

just the two of them

to opposite corners of

suddenly turned into a nightmare when the elevator violently shuddered.

when she realized something was wrong with the elevator.

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Space flickered twice before going

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plunging the cramped

into total darkness.

out a shriek and

the

Meryl remained relatively calm.

busy mall. Management would be more worried than they were about having passengers trapped

call button,

on? Your elevator's broken! Get someone here to fix it now! I'm heavily pregnant! If anything happens to my baby, you'll

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on the other end apologized profusely and

soon.

couldn't believe

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