Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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Chapter 681 A Narrow Escape

As they were talking in the elevator, a

staff member's voice came from outside.

"Ladies, are you both doing alright in

there?"

Having just been rebuffed by Meryl, Lydia was already in a bad mood and decided to

take it out on the staff.

"We're suffocating in here! Of course, we're not okay! I'm filing a complaint!"

The person apologized repeatedly. "Please hold on. We've contacted the elevator company. Their repair team is on the way. It should be about five minutes." Chapter 681 A Narrow Escape

"Five minutes?" Lydia exploded at this news. "That's way too long!"

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The staff member apologized again. "I'm so sorry, ma'am."

Then Dalton seemed to arrive, exchanging a few words with the staff outside.

As soon as she heard his voice, Lydia started whining. "Dalton, I'm seven months pregnant! Why do I have to suffer like this? My back is killing me; my legs are numb, and I can barely stand anymore." Dalton frowned, pressing his ear against the door to listen carefully. Not hearing Meryl's voice, he felt uneasy.

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If Lydia was uncomfortable at seven months, what about Meryl?

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He anxiously asked, "What about her? Is she okay?"

Lydia knew who "she" referred to.

Even Meryl was surprised, she hadn't expected that Dalton's first concern upon arriving would be about her condition. Lydia gritted her teeth. "She's fine!"

Dalton let out a sigh of relief.

In a voice only the two of them could hear, Lydia said to Meryl, "Are you feeling smug? My husband's heart only cares about you."

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Lydia's eyes welled up with tears, her heart aching with hurt.

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She hated herself for being such a lovesick fool. Even though Dalton showed no

concern for her, she still thought the

world of him.

even felt she might be

she could have matched with a decent man, but she was determined to pine away for Dalton. Initially, she approached Dalton out of jealousy towards Meryl, who had won the favor of the Kingsdom crown prince. Whatever Meryl

away.

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went on and they spent more time together, she got too

she had already fallen hopelessly in love

attention towards Meryl made her uncomfortable

felt like such

everything she could think of, so

about it, the more miserable she felt, until suddenly she crouched down in the elevator and

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tears, her emotions finally

down.

Meryl turned her head.

swing up and down, but Lydia's situation was way

but Lydia refused it. "Stop pretending

that your runny nose is getting pretty

"You..."

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crew was already in position outside. Worried that Dalton might find

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once the door opened, Lydia

nose.

cleaning up,

appeared

stepped forward, instinctively moving toward

Dalton's neck and cried against his chest. "Dalton, I was

in his arms, Dalton's eyes were fixed on Meryl. "Meryl, are

Escape Meryl ignored him and walked

so long, the bright mall lights made her

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and scraped to them. "We're truly sorry, ladies. We've prepared a small gift as compensation. We hope you won't take this incident to heart." Lydia immediately snapped, "Gifts? How can

kept nodding. "Yes, yes,

Meryl froze.

things? Among the

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she thought she glimpsed

he out

a few steps forward and called out

break his stride, as if he didn't know

there was no response to her call, had she

mention of Rocky's name, Dalton instantly

"What? You saw Rocky?"

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of the bad blood between