Chapter 9 Her Call
Malcolm’s face darkened as he drummed his fingers on the table, the sound echoing ominously through the room.
“Is this about Lydia? They’ve just been working together more closely lately. Is that really worth all this drama?”
Bianca quickly backed him up. “Do you really think so little of Lydia? She’s always been nice to you. Why would she try to take Dalton from you?”
Meryl’s gaze swept over her parents and then landed on Lydia.
It was all so bitterly ironic.
Lydia didn’t need to lift a finger. Her parents were always ready to speak for her.
And yet, Meryl was the one they should have been defending.
A sardonic smile played on Meryl’s lips.
“I’m not joking or being petty. I’m ending things with Dalton. It’s over.”
Dalton, clearly frustrated, tugged at his tie. “What now, Meryl?
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What’s this all about?”
Meryl’s laugh was hollow.
“You think I’m just throwing a tantrum?”
“Dalton, do you think that just because I love you, I’m beneath. you? Do you believe I’m not allowed to feel hurt?”
“You can’t see my pain, so you assume I’m just making a fuss?”
“I’ve been wanting to ask you for a while now. When you ditch your fiancée to protect another woman, did you ever think about how I’d feel?”
“And how could you so casually cast me aside?”
The thought of what Dalton had said to his friends earlier made. Meryl’s heart sink further.
Dalton’s expression shifted as he realized that Meryl’s outburst was a reaction to what she had overheard.
Her anger was a direct result of his careless words.
He laughed, though the sound was bitter. “It was just a joke among friends. Is that all it takes to upset you?”
Lydia, sensing things were spiraling, interjected, “Meryl, this isn’t the time for this. Your tantrum will only make things harder for Mom and Dad. Canceling the engagement like this just makes us look ridiculous.”
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“This family is already a joke. I’ve never seen a daughter treated
SO
poorly by her own family. And you’re worried about how we look to outsiders?”
Malcolm, his anger boiling over, slapped Meryl hard across the face.
As she turned to leave, the heavy rain poured down in sheets.
A maid, seeing her determination, offered her an umbrella, but Meryl just shook her head and walked straight into the storm.
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