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Chapter 617 Waiting for You to Save Me

Since Chandler hadn’t met Rachel, how could he have inexplicably gotten her perfume on him?

And the condom… someone must have had close contact with him to smoothly slip it into his suit pocket without him noticing.

It definitely wasn’t an employee from the company.

So, who could it have been?

Chandler was puzzled, unable to make sense of it.

Seeing Chandler in this state, Meryl’s heart softened.

Her emotions came quickly and left just as fast. Honestly, all she wanted was Chandler’s stance on the matter.

At least now, she was certain that Chandler felt wronged and that something was off.

Meryl lifted her gaze to meet Chandler’s eyes. “Rachel has ulterior motives. She sent me a photo of herself wearing your coat.”

Chandler froze for a moment, then a look of helplessness crossed his face. “This must be her acting out her own little drama.”

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As they spoke, the car stopped at The Aniston Villa, and they got out.

Just as they entered, they ran into Lydia.

Lydia, supporting Dalton, was taking a walk in the garden. The marks from the punishment Dalton had received were still visible, and his face looked pale.

Lydia noticed them immediately.

Seeing Chandler and Meryl holding hands, Lydia was taken aback.

She thought to herself, “They didn’t fight? But she was clearly so upset that day… What’s going on?”

A flash of envy crossed Lydia’s eyes, but she smiled and greeted them, “You’re back?”

“Yeah.” Chandler didn’t spare her a glance.

The four passed each other, and Dalton could only glance at Meryl secretly.

He continued to stare even after she went inside, not taking his eyes off her.

Lydia noticed and squeezed her fist tightly. With a bitter smile, she said, “Dalton, look at how well they get along.”

Chapter 617 Waiting for You to Save Me Her hand rested on her stomach as she spoke.

“I have my prenatal checkup tomorrow. Will you come with me?”

Meryl walked a few steps, then suddenly turned to Chandler.

“You said you came to The Aniston Villa that day, right? Did Lydia approach you?”

Chandler frowned and thought for a moment. “She grabbed my pants leg and begged me to help Dalton.”

Meryl’s mind suddenly clicked.

She thought, “Could Chandler’s perfume have come from Lydia? Maybe Lydia is working with Rachel?”

The next morning, Meryl received a call from Anne.

“Meryl, what should I do? Yancey’s gone missing, and I’m afraid something happened to him.”

Anne was growing increasingly uneasy, feeling like Yancey suddenly leaving wasn’t something he would do.

Anne recounted the argument she had with Yancey outside Paltrow Manor that morning, telling Meryl everything in detail.

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Meryl stayed silent for a while, then said, “I’ll try calling him for you.”

With little hope, Meryl dialed his number. To her surprise, it went through.

“Yancey, where have you been? Anne’s been looking for you.”

There was a lot of background noise on the other end, and the voice speaking was in a dialect, sounding like a middle-aged man. There was a faint sound of a woman crying.

Yancey moved further away, and the background noise grew fainter.

His voice sounded light, “There’s something going on at home. I went back to my hometown.”

Meryl said, “But Anne’s really worried about you.”

There was a long silence on the other end, so long that Meryl thought the call had dropped.

She checked her phone to see if it was still connected, then said, “When are you coming back?”

The man who had been yelling at Yancey in the background now called his name again as though ordering him to do something!

Yancey’s fingers tightened around the phone. “Please tell Anne… we should break up. I’m not good enough for her.”

Chapter 617 Waiting for You to Save Me With that, he hung up quickly.

Meryl frowned, trying to call him back, but this time, the line wouldn’t connect.

Anne felt like she might be going crazy.

Her mind echoed Meryl’s message from earlier when she gripped the steering wheel.

Yancey wanted to break up with her.

She couldn’t stop laughing. She had paid for his education, given him living expenses, and even helped him pay off his family's debts. And now, she was the one being dumped.

It was supposed to be Yancey chasing her, and it was he who confessed to her first. So why was he the one ending it now?

In just an hour, Anne made a decision.

She drove out of Kingsdom, heading into more desolate areas. Bella, sleeping in the backseat, woke up crying from time to time, but Anne kept driving.

Once on the highway, Anne soon began to regret her decision. She shouldn’t have brought Bella out here. Maybe this whole trip was a mistake.

But her stubbornness pushed her on.

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Even if they were breaking up, she wanted to hear Yancey say it to her face.

After a while, Anne’s car pulled into a small town.

The luxury car stuck out like a sore thumb in this modest place, as if a proud swan had stepped into a muddy field.

Yancey had once mentioned his hometown, but Anne didn’t know exactly where it was, so she used her vague memory and navigation to get there.

Bella had never been on such a long journey and cried a lot along the way.

Anne regretted her decision even more now. She should never have come.

But there was no turning back.

A few minutes after exiting the highway, Dante called her. “Where did you take Bella? Are you seriously chasing after that pretty boy because he dumped you? Anne, you’re crazy!”

Anne frowned. “Did you send people to monitor me?”

“You’re chasing after a loser like Yancey now? Are you that desperate? Let it go, Anne. You’re worth so much more than this!”

His tone was sharp, and it was clear he was in a bad mood. “Why

Chapter 617 Waiting for You to Save Me degrade yourself like this?”

“Dante, we’re divorced. Why do you care what I do?”

“But I still care about you! I can’t stand seeing you ruin yourself like this. Send me your location, and I’ll come find you.”

Anne didn’t send him her location. Instead, she hung up.

The small town had no hotels, only rundown motels.

Anne chose one that looked passably clean, settled in, and had a quick meal.

Once Bella was settled, Anne called Yancey again.

This time, the call went through.

“I’m in your county now.”

Yancey sounded stunned. “What did you say?”

“Come pick me up, or I’ll go door-to-door to find you. Your choice.”

About forty minutes later, Yancey appeared at the motel.

The rain from the previous night had left his shoes caked in mud, and his pants were stained, too. He looked as worn out as the town itself, a sense of confusion and exhaustion hanging over him.

Chapter 617 Waiting for You to Save Me He was clearly out of breath from running.

When he saw Anne, he fought the urge to rush over and pull her into his arms.

“I’m breaking up with you. Why are you still here?”

Anne immediately noticed the redness around Yancey’s eyes and the red mark on his face, like someone had hit him with something.

Standing up, she asked, “Who did this to you?”