Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison
Chapter 401

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Chapter 401 There's No Going Back

"Meryl, you awake? I brought you something to eat."

Meryl pressed her lips together, her voice quiet but firm. "I'm not hungry. You can have it."

Without waiting for a response, she turned over and switched off the light, plunging the room into darkness.

But Dalton stayed put. "Meryl, you've barely eaten these past few days. You've lost weight. How can you not be hungry? At least come out and see what I got for you."

His voice was gentle, almost pleading, but Meryl let out a tired. sigh.

"Dalton, I'm really not hungry. Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay? I'm trying to sleep."

She didn't want to waste any more energy on him, especially not in the middle of the night.

Realizing he'd hit a wall, Dalton gave in. "Alright, get some rest."

Still, he lingered outside her door for a moment, staring at the dim light seeping under the door.

A flicker of sadness flashed across his face.

She used to care so much about him. Now, she couldn't even. stand to be around him.

Chapter 401 There's No Going Back angry and needed time.

He was sure that with enough patience, she'd come around.

Just then, a servant approached him. "Sir, the sandwich you brought back is ready. Would you like to eat it?"

He shook his head. "No, let the others have it."

The servant looked surprised. "But didn't you buy that especially for Ms. Stone? It's not easy to get."

"I'll just get another one for her tomorrow."

Meanwhile, Meryl, lying in bed, had heard every word.

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She didn't take it seriously, though, thinking it was just another

one of Dalton's offhand comments.

The next morning, however, when she went downstairs, she was caught off guard by the sight of a fresh sandwich neatly arranged. on the dining table.

Dalton was already sitting there, and his eyes lit up when he saw her. "Meryl, you must be hungry. Come on, have something to

eat."

Meryl glanced at the sandwich.

It was from that little shop near her high school, the one she used to visit almost every week back then.

It had been ages since she last had one.

Chapter 401 There's No Going Back

She picked-up a piece, took a small bite, and immediately frowned.

"How does it taste?" he asked, his voice full of expectation.

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Before Meryl could answer, the housekeeper jumped in. "Ms. Stone, you wouldn't believe it. Mr. Dalton Aniston got up at the crack of dawn just to line up and get it fresh for you!" Meryl chewed a few more times before setting the food down, her tone indifferent. "It doesn't taste the same."

Dalton, looking puzzled, took a bite himself. "What do you mean? It tastes fine to me."

"It's just not like it used to be."

He caught the underlying meaning in her words.

"But it's from the same shop, nothing's changed.

"Maybe you just forgot what it was like?"

He pushed the plate toward her again, unwilling to give up. "Try it again, I'm sure it's still the same." Meryl looked him straight in the eyes.

"The taste has changed, Dalton. We've changed. There's no going back. Can't you see that?"

A bitter smile tugged at Dalton's lips. "Meryl, yesterday you said if I divorced Lydia, you'd think about giving us another shot. Were you lying to me the whole time?"