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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.

felt she might

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

away.

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But as time went on and they spent

she had already fallen hopelessly

care and attention towards Meryl made her uncomfortable

like such a

everything she could think of, so why wouldn't Dalton

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

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her emotions

down.

Meryl turned her head.

said pregnancy hormones could make your moods swing up and down,

Lydia refused it. "Stop pretending

pretending. It's just that your

"You..."

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was already in position outside. Worried that Dalton might find

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nose.

as she finished cleaning up, the elevator

face appeared before

toward Meryl, but

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

eyes were fixed on Meryl. "Meryl, are you

Meryl ignored him

being in darkness for so long, the bright mall lights made her

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quickly bowed 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."

staff member kept nodding. "Yes, yes, of

Meryl froze.

she see things? Among the

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thought she

he out of

steps forward and called out to the retreating figure.

in the elevator company's maintenance uniform didn't break his stride, as if he didn't know

was no response to her call,

the mention of Rocky's name, Dalton

"What? You saw Rocky?"

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blood between Rocky