Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 731 No Baby Anymore

Lydia noticed that Meryl hadn’t brought the baby out, so she deliberately asked, “Meryl, where’s your son? Why don’t you bring him out so we can all see him?”

Meryl was worried that with so many people in the Aniston Villa, the newborn might be exposed to germs.

Moreover, the baby was born prematurely and had just undergone surgery, so she had to be extra cautious.

“The baby’s asleep,” Meryl replied calmly. “There’s nothing much to see right now. There’ll be plenty of time later. No need to rush.”

Lydia’s attempt to provoke her fell flat, and her expression darkened.

She had hoped to needle Meryl with a few sarcastic remarks, but she didn’t take the bait.

Meryl said, “Lydia, you’re a mother too. You should understand how important it is to be careful with a child.”

Her words, spoken in a matronly tone, only deepened Lydia’s irritation.

However, in the Aniston Villa, Lydia knew better than to argue too openly.

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She nodded and replied, “You’re right, Meryl. I’ll keep that in

mind.”

In the afternoon, Meryl gazed at the baby sleeping soundly in the crib, lost in thought, “How could I swap the two children without anyone noticing?”

Just as she was pondering this, she heard some commotion outside.

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It seemed Lydia had gone to the hospital to have her fractured bone checked.

Meryl’s eyes lit up.

Lydia wouldn’t take the baby with her to the hospital.

This was her chance.

The Aniston Villa was very quiet in the afternoon.

There was only the nanny to take care of the child.

Exhausted from tending to the baby at night, the nanny had likely dozed off while the baby slept.

Meryl tiptoed to the nursery.

After making sure the nanny was asleep, she quietly took her son from the crib.

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Then she went back to the room, swapped the babies‘ clothes, and placed the other child back in the crib.

As she left, Meryl cast a lingering glance at the baby in the

cradle.

There was a faint trace of reluctance in her eyes,

“Grow up safe and sound, Marlon Aniston.”

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Marlon, who had spent his early days in the neonatal unit, was quiet and well–behaved, rarely crying and sleeping peacefully after feeding.

If he could make it to five years old, he would have a chance at survival.

to leave, she turned and saw Dalton standing

face turned

wondered if he had seen

shifted from confusion to a glimmer of

words

grow up safe and sound, with mixed emotions

the name I chosen

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the depth of my feelings

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out to

hand. “Dalton, this is the Aniston

walked past him.

Dalton frowned.

the nanny had already

curious gaze. He

night, Chandler had just returned to the villa and was about to knock on Meryl’s door when he heard Meryl inside, humming a lullaby to

was soothing, and

want to disturb them.

and was about to sit on the sofa for a while when he found Dalton

Dalton greeted

the child in Dalton’s

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“Is this Dalton and Lyd

lydor’s

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is any rom. I named

not go to spend time

indeed a

sure the baby’s name was similar to Meryl. Do

words were a blatant provocation.

he flaunting the

his

asked, “Uncle Chandler, what’s going

baby in Dalton’s arms

to cry.

excused himself to

was left

were pushing him to

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confronted him about the baby, and

only reason he hadn’t exposed the truth was to protect Meryl.

broke, she would be the first to

bearing Dalton’s child, she

and pushed the

just settled the baby, looked

a word, Chandler extended a

wrist and pulled

stumbled against him, her body pressed

smell of nicotine on him. He must have just finished smoking

holding her firmly

murmured, his voice low, “did you come back

things. Everything was becoming

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out of control, so he had to make such

“What nonsense are you talking

why Chandler suddenly said this.

Dalton time and again, and Chandler knew it!

was over between him and me,”