Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison
Chapter 359

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Chapter 359 Sinking into the Depths

Meryl was furious. She didn't expect that; after all the effort it took to pull him out, Dalton jumped back in.

She stood up abruptly, brushing the dirt off her knees, and turned to leave.

"If you want to die, go ahead! I'll pretend I didn't see anything!"

She thought to herself, "Dalton's making a scene. Who in their right mind jumps into a freezing lake on a day like this? Has he lost his mind, or is he addicted to it now?" Dalton's lips were pressed into a thin line.

The water crept up, submerging his eyes, nose, and the rest of his senses.

The icy coldness seeped into every pore, but he didn't call for help.

Dalton refused to let Meryl cut ties with him like this.

If she saved him only to repay a debt, severing their connection afterward, he would rather sink to the bottom of the lake.

Meryl had only taken a few steps when the eeric silence behind. her made her pause.

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Her heart sank, and she sprinted back to the edge of the lake.

"Dalton?"

Not far from her, Dalton's coat floated on the water's surface. Panic gripped Meryl as she reached out to grab it.

"Dalton? Are you still alive?"

"Dear God, he didn't actually drown, did he?"

Meryl's heart pounded. She hadn't expected Dalton to be this. stubborn.

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Grumbling to herself, she shrugged off her coat, ready to dive in and rescue him again.

But before she could, Dalton suddenly surfaced, coughing and sputtering, spitting out a mouthful of water.

His face was flushed a deep red from holding his breath, and Meryl quickly hauled him out of the water once more.

This time, after all the struggling, Dalton looked even worse. He was pale, weak, and sickly.

He was trembling uncontrollably from the cold, unable to speak as his lips quivered violently.

Meryl knew that if this went on any longer, he could suffer from hypothermia.

With a frown, she said, "Come on, let's get you inside."

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She lifted Dalton's arm over her shoulder, helping him walk back toward the house.

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The biting wind only worsened his condition, making him shiver more violently.

Instinctively, he leaned closer to Meryl for warmth.

"Dalton, why do this to yourself? You're risking your life just to spite me. Do you really think it's worth it?"

Dalton's lips trembled as he spoke in a faint voice, "I'm not doing this out of spite."

It wasn't that. It was the unwillingness to let go.

He wanted to make one final attempt to reignite Meryl's feelings

for him.

Even if it was just pity, he would take it.

He refused to believe that Meryl could let go of the seven years they had shared so easily.

Meryl had no idea what was going through his mind. She thought it was just pride driving him, too stubborn to admit he was being childish.

She helped Dalton back to his room and said softly, "Go take a hot bath and change into some dry clothes."

With that, she was ready to leave, feeling she had done more than enough for him.

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But as she was about to step out, she noticed a strange smell in

the room.

Frowning, she sniffed the air again and glanced back into the room, locking eyes with Dalton.

He was slumped on the floor, soaked and clearly exhausted. A pool of water had formed around him. It seemed he had tried to get dressed but had collapsed because his legs were still too frozen to support him. Meryl kept her distance and said, "I'll go find a servant to help you."

She found the whole situation odd and thought to herself, "Are the fireworks really that captivating? I didn't see a single person on my way here."

If that hadn't been the case, she would have handed Dalton off to someone else long ago.

"I... I don't feel right," Dalton muttered, curling up on the floor.

A strange sensation was flooding his body.

After being in the cold water, he should have been freezing, but instead, an inexplicable heat was spreading through him. He was even beginning to have a physical reaction.

Dalton found this bizarre. Although he had feelings for Meryl, it wasn't the kind of situation where his body would react like this.

Meryl hesitated for a few seconds. Seeing how pale he looked, she reached out and checked his pulse.