Chapter 146 Regret

This just didn’t make any sense.

At the family dinner, Chandler hadn’t given any explanation for why he married her.

“Was it because Grandfather was pressuring you to get married?” Dalton thought about it over and over, and this was the only reason that made sense.

“So, you just didn’t want to bother with that anymore, and since Meryl was trying to spite me by chasing after you, you decided to marry her just to have someone?”

Meryl also looked at Chandler. In truth, Dalton’s confusion was something she had always wondered about as well.

She sought someone to protect her, but what about Chandler?

Chandler lowered his eyes, a faint smile playing on his lips. “She saved my life. It’s only right to repay her by dedicating myself to her, don’t you think?”

“Saved your life?” Dalton frowned.

Chandler’s gaze settled on Meryl’s smooth face. “Ten years ago, she saved my life.”

Hearing this, Dalton felt a wave of relief. “So that’s why…. Repaying a life-saving debt.”

Chandler was only treating Meryl as someone he owed, nothing more.

“But…” Chandler’s eyes narrowed slightly as his fingers lightly scratched at his Adam’s apple.

The top button of his shirt had popped open, revealing a faint, dark red bite mark.

The mark was too obvious for Dalton to ignore.

He froze for a few seconds before hearing Chandler’s voice close to his ear. “But that’s not all.”

Chandler stood there, nodding towards Meryl. “She pursued me and kissed me in public. As a man, I should take responsibility.”

A hint of amusement flickered on Chandler’s face. “Of course, there’s another important reason. I like her too. Since we both have feelings for each other, marriage is the only option.”

“That’s impossible.” Dalton took two steps back, his face turning pale.

“Chandler likes Meryl? That’s ridiculous!” he thought.

“Why is it impossible?” Chandler casually stood there, one hand in his pocket, looking at Dalton with a sidelong glance.

He continued, “I’ve been single for twenty-nine years. Can’t I be lovestruck just this once? Why do you think I’m destined to stay single forever? Can’t a guy pushing thirty finally have his first crush?”

Meryl was speechless and glanced sideways at him.

No wonder he managed to effortlessly take control of Galaxy Holdings in just a year.

Chandler really was something, lying so smoothly without batting an eye. Anyone who didn’t know better might actually think he’d been planning this for a long time.

Meanwhile, Dalton was frozen in shock.

He opened his mouth, but no words came out.

At that moment, a mix of shock, unease, and disbelief swirled inside him.

Especially when he noticed the bite mark on Chandler’s Adam’s apple, a cold dread suddenly settled in his heart.

Chandler said he had fallen for Meryl.

The usually aloof and dignified Chandler actually admitted this, showing just how much he cared about Meryl.

And that mark on Chandler’s Adam’s apple… It was Meryl who bit him.

“How far have they gone?” he couldn’t help but think.

Dalton felt a heavy weight pressing on his chest, like a stone suffocating him.

Chandler gently hooked his finger around Meryl’s, paused for a moment, and then said, “Stop bothering Meryl. And if you lay another hand on her, I might just help you get rid of them.”

With that, Chandler led Meryl away.

Dalton was left standing there, watching their backs as they walked away, his eyes red.

Lydia stood at the staircase.

Her hand gripped the railing tightly. She had heard every word the three of them said, loud and clear.

“Meryl is unbelievably lucky, managing to win Chandler over,” she said to herself. “But what is going on with Dalton? Why are his eyes so red? Is he regretting it?”

She wouldn’t let Dalton rekindle his feelings for Meryl.