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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."

Chapter 681 A Narrow Escape

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

her qualities, 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 had, family love or romantic

away.

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they spent

realized it, she had already

attention towards Meryl

felt like such a

had tried everything she could think of, so why wouldn't

it, the more miserable she felt, until suddenly she crouched

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her emotions finally

down.

Meryl turned her head.

pregnancy hormones could make your moods swing up and down, but Lydia's situation was way

tissue, but Lydia refused it. "Stop pretending to be

not pretending. It's just that your

"You..."

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already in position outside. Worried that Dalton might

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face once the door opened, Lydia reluctantly took

nose.

she finished cleaning

face appeared

instinctively moving toward Meryl, but Lydia intercepted

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

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

A Narrow Escape Meryl

long, the bright mall

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a small gift as compensation. We hope you won't take this incident to heart." Lydia immediately snapped, "Gifts? How can these cheap gifts compare to my

nodding.

Meryl froze.

see things?

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workers, she thought she glimpsed a familiar

he out of

a few steps forward and called out

company's maintenance uniform didn't break his stride, as

her

of Rocky's name, Dalton instantly became

"What? You saw Rocky?"

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of the bad blood between Rocky and Meryl. He'd witnessed it

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