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She had a slight smile and said, “Dalton, what’s this about? You left your precious Lydia behind and came out here? Aren’t you afraid she’ll cause trouble when you get back?”
Dalton replied softly, “Lydia wouldn’t cause trouble with me.”
Meryl’s smile grew more sarcastic. Did that mean she used to cause trouble with him?
Dalton himself didn’t know what was going on with him.
Seeing Meryl sever ties with the Stone family, watching her drop the cello and walk away into the rain without looking back.
He felt a tightness in his chest, a deep discomfort.
Each limping step she took felt like it was pressing on his heart. When she hurt, he could almost feel her pain.
Dalton suddenly remembered the day two months ago when he picked her up from prison. It was also a rainy day.
Meryl was also limping like this.
His gaze unconsciously fell on the long scar on her ankle. Had it left her with a permanent injury?
But before she went in, she was perfectly fine. Who had dared to hurt her in prison?
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He was even shocked by his own actions.
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At the Stone Villa, Malcolm and Bianca were still reeling from the shock of Meryl severing ties with the family. They hadn’t recovered yet.
Lydia was dumbfounded.
She hadn’t expected that less than five minutes after Meryl left, Dalton would follow her.
A huge wave of panic surged in her heart. Her body began to tremble.
She was about to lose her composure!
She had thought that as long as Dalton never knew it was Meryl who played the cello and woke him up from his coma years ago, he and Meryl would never reconcile.
So, when Meryl was leaving, Lydia had made her leave the cello behind.
But she didn’t expect that even though Dalton didn’t know it was Meryl, he still chased after her when he saw her leave.
Lydia was visibly irritated. She couldn’t just sit there and do nothing.
She had to think of a way!
Right! Uncle Chandler!
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Chandler wouldn’t allow him to turn a blind eye if Meryl made
him a fool.
But what was Uncle Chandler’s private number?
Lydia didn’t know. She paced around in frustration before. finally rushing out into the pouring rain as well!
On a rainy night, Meryl looked at Dalton coldly and said, “So, Dalton, you followed me out here and want me to get in your car? Is this how you show respect to your elders?”
Dalton furrowed his thick eyebrows tightly.
He saw Meryl’s wet hair sticking to her cheeks. The raindrops formed streams and soaked into her clothes.
She was drenched. Her thin clothes clung to her body, outlining her curves.
Dalton’s Adam’s apple bobbed slightly, and he irritably looked away. He suddenly felt a wave of heat throughout his body.
“Think whatever you want. Just get in the car,” he said.
Not wanting to see her standing in the rain any longer, Dalton opened the car door. He was ready to step out when he saw Meryl just standing there, not moving.
“Don’t bother,” she said.
Meryl took two steps back, putting more distance between her and the car. “Just the two of us alone? Your precious Lydia loves. to slander me. If I get in your car, there’s no way I’ll be able to
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When Meryl refused, Dalton’s expression changed.
He took off his suit jacket and casually tossed it over her. His eyes briefly swept over her neck. “At least cover yourself up first,” he said.
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Meryl froze, only then realizing that she was drenched. Her thin dress clung to her body, making the situation quite awkward.
Just then, in the distance, Lydia came running over.
“Dalton, why did you leave without waiting for me?” she said.
It seemed she had fallen on her way over. The hem of Lydia’s skirt was stained. She stood in the rain looking pitiful, as if a gust of wind could knock her over
