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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.
Just as Meryl was about to leave, she turned and saw Dalton standing behind her.
Her face turned pale.
Meryl wondered if he had seen something.
Dalton’s expression shifted from confusion to a glimmer of hope.
He had overheard Meryl’s words to the baby.
He thought, “Why had she wished my son to grow up safe and sound, with mixed emotions in her eyes?
Is it because the name I chosen for my son finally made her
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understand the depth of my feelings for her?”
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“Meryl…” Dalton called softly, reaching out to touch her cheek.
Meryl sidestepped his hand. “Dalton, this is the Aniston Villa. Mind your behavior.”
With that, she walked past him.
Dalton frowned.
In the meantime, the nanny had already woken up.
Dalton didn’t pursue Meryl, noticing the nanny’s curious gaze. He didn’t want to risk gossip.
That 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 the baby.
Her voice was soothing, and Chandler paused outside.
He did not want to disturb them.
He headed to the living room and was about to sit on the sofa for a while when he found Dalton there.
Seeing Chandler, Dalton greeted him, “Uncle Chandler”
Chandler’s gaze fell on the child in Dalton’s arms, and his eyes narrowed.
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Chandler thought, “Is this Dalton and Lyd & childr
lydor’s
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Dalton’s gaze was challenging, “Unde Chandler, this is any rom. I named him Marion Aniston. What do you think
A man, when he got home, did not go to spend time with his wife and child but ran to the living room.
Dalton felt that there was indeed a serious problem between Chandler and Meryl,
“I made sure the baby’s name was similar to Meryl. Do you ke
Dalton’s words were a blatant provocation.
Chandler’s expression darkened. He thought, “Was he flaunting the fact that both women had borne him sons?”
Chandler clenched his fists.
Seeing his restraint, Dalton smirked and asked, “Uncle Chandler, what’s going on between you and Meryl?”
Before Chandler could respond, the baby in Dalton’s arms began
to cry.
Dalton quickly excused himself to soothe the child.
Chandler was left seething.
Dalton’s repeated provocations were pushing him to his limit.
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Chandler hadn’t yet confronted him about the baby, and now he was flaunting it.
The only reason he hadn’t exposed the truth was to protect Meryl.
If the scandal broke, she would be the first to suffer.
Married to him but bearing Dalton’s child, she would be drowned in gossip.
Chandler came to the room and pushed the door open without knocking.
Meryl, who had just settled the baby, looked up in surprise.
Without a word, Chandler extended a hand towards her.
He grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms.
Meryl stumbled against him, her body pressed against his.
There was a faint smell of nicotine on him. He must have just finished smoking before coming in.
His hands gripped her waist, holding her firmly in place.
“Meryl,” he murmured, his voice low, “did you come back to the villa to rekindle something with Dalton?”
He wasn’t just imagining things. Everything was becoming more
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and more out of control, so he had to make such a guess.
Meryl frowned, confused. “What nonsense are you talking about?”
She didn’t know why Chandler suddenly said this.
She had drawn a line between herself and Dalton time and again, and Chandler knew it!
“It was over between him and me,” Meryl said.
Chandler looked deeply into Meryl’s face.
He clearly saw the indifference in her eyes towards Dalton.
Perhaps he was overthinking things.
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Even if the baby was Dalton’s, Meryl must have been forced into
- it.
She had been trapped in that villa, with no way out.
Chandler’s expression softened, with a hint of sadness in his
eyes.
He put his arms around her waist and pulled her onto his lap, tilting her chin up and kissing her deeply.
It seemed that only in this way could he be sure that the woman in front of him belonged to him.
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Meryl tried to speak, but Chandler’s tongue silenced her.
He kissed her hungrily, unwilling to let her go.
In the closed room, Chandler’s breathing grew heavy.
He ran his hand down and pressed Meryl onto the bed.
His hands wandered to her back.
Meryl was startled and suddenly realized that Chandler was going to take off her clothes.
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She frowned and looked at him in surprise. “Chandler, what do you want to do?”
She had just had a baby.
Chandler leaned forward, his lips brushing against hers. “Meryl,” he whispered, “once you’ve recovered, let’s have another child.”
Perhaps it was the man’s possessiveness at work. Chandler felt extremely uncomfortable when he thought that the child was Dalton’s.
Therefore, he urgently wanted Meryl to give birth to another child to prove something.
It seemed that only in this way could he leave his mark on her heart.
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But Meryl didn’t know what he was thinking.
She looked at Chandler in surprise, feeling as if she were a breeding machine.
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She looked up at him, her smile faint. “Another child? When do you want to have one?”
Chandler gently stroked her cheek and said softly, “As soon as you’re well. The sooner, the better.”
After he finished speaking, he pecked her lips again.
Meryl lowered her eyes. “What if I don’t want to?”
Chandler sensed her low mood and asked in surprise, “Don’t you want a child of our own?”
“No.”
She was planning to leave him, after all. There was no point in thinking about it anymore.
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