Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After ...

Chapter 706 This Is My Chance

Felix pretended to be serious. "Sell one of the villas."

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He thought, "The Powell family has some nerve. After everything I have done for them over the years, risking my life time and again, they still can't scrape together even one million dollars for me.

Meanwhile, my two brothers are living the high life-throwing money around as it grows on trees, getting everything they want without a second thought."

Felix narrowed his eyes and thought again, "Maybe it's time to settle the score with the Powells. After all, how am I supposed to marry Meryl and start a family if we are going to end up living on air? Not to mention, we have a son to raise now."

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Meryl and Chandler's relationship hit a standstill. The whole day, Meryl stayed in the hospital room, treating Chandler like he was invisible.

Sure, they spoke a little, but it was clear she had grown distant, her tone cold and detached. Chandler felt a pang of frustration.

That night, after Meryl fell asleep, he stepped out into the hallway for a smoke. He had just lit his second cigarette when' Dante called, asking him to grab a drink.

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Chandler made sure to leave a couple of bodyguards outside Meryl's door, just in case something happened while he was gone. Then he slipped on his jacket and headed out. Honestly, he needed a drink.

bar, Chandler slumped into a sofa and started knocking back drinks like water. In just five minutes, he had downed

"Is he trying to

Dante

muttered, "Meryl wants

happening between Chandler and Meryl. He had his own

been co-parenting Bella, but Anne barely

was halfway across Cavaria from Kingsdom, far from everything Anne knew. He thought, "What is she even

guess the reason. Of course, he wasn't

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"Who's in Havenbrook? Why are you taking

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get her travel documents today, so don't think you can stop me just because you've spent

or so Dante thought. They could discuss parenting calmly and even cooperate like normal parents. But now, this fight had

child to an entirely unfamiliar place?

up? You want to go? Fine. But leave Bella here. She stays in Kingsdom." Anne smiled bitterly, tears glistening in her

had been stewing over it all day, trying to figure out why she had looked so disappointed in him as she left. He thought,

make sense of it and called Chandler to

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clearly drunk but still sharp, said, "It's obvious why she's mad. You disrespected

Dante frowned, "How?"

you. You didn't go through any of it, and now you're acting like you have the right to dictate her life?" Dante fell silent, regret washing over him. He thought, "Chandler is right. Why should a mother have to sacrifice her own happiness for her child?

moving to Havenbrook because it'll help her career. But instead of giving her the benefit

Chandler, seeing Dante's expression, smirked bitterly and