Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After P…

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After lunch, Meryl found her medical acupuncture kit and prepared to head to Felix’s room again. She had asked the doctor earlier and was assured that, despite her condition, it was safe for her to get up and move around a little.

Griselda, seeing Meryl about to leave the room, hurried to stop her. “Mrs. Aniston, you just had a baby. Your body is still weak. It was a C-section… You have stitches. Moving around isn’t a good idea.”

Meryl knew all of this. But Felix was gravely injured, and she couldn’t stand by. No matter what, she had to try something. The doctors weren’t sure when Felix might regain consciousness. They had only said that if he didn’t wake up within 24 hours after surgery, things could become critical. The longer he remained unconscious, the greater the risk of permanent damage. Meryl couldn’t just sit and wait.

“I have to go, no matter what,” Meryl said firmly.

At that moment, there was a knock at the door.

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Malcolm and Bianca had arrived. They had only just learned about Meryl’s car accident the previous day.

“Meryl, are you hurt?”

Bianca scanned Meryl up and down, then glanced around the hospital room. “Why didn’t you tell us about something this serious? What about the baby? Is it a boy or a girl? Are they okay?”

Bianca had heard the news during her morning walk when she ran into the hospital director’s wife. Worried sick, she had dragged Malcolm over to check on Meryl immediately.

“It’s a boy,” Meryl replied. “He’s in the NICU right now. I haven’t even had the chance to see him yet. As for me, it’s just minor injuries, nothing serious. I’ll recover in a few days.”

Parents weren’t allowed to visit their newborns during treatment. Meryl had asked earlier, and the nurse told her she might be able to see him through the glass once his condition stabilized.

Malcolm frowned. “How did the accident happen?”

“It was Rocky.”

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Meryl met Malcolm’s gaze. “And I’m wondering, who paid him off? Why does someone keep trying to kill me?”

Malcolm heard the accusation in her tone. His face darkened. “Rocky’s always been a criminal. Maybe he’s holding a grudge because you and Chandler sent him to prison. He must have wanted revenge. That’s all there is to it. This has nothing to do with Lydia! She’s pregnant and on bed rest. How could she possibly be conspiring with Rocky?”

Lydia had indeed fallen yesterday and fractured her pelvis. It was a dangerous injury for a pregnant woman. Malcolm had visited her that morning. According to her attendants, Lydia had been crying out in pain all night. Seeing her suffer like that made Malcolm sad.

Meryl sneered, “I never said it was Lydia. Why bring her up? Looks like you’ve already considered the possibility, but favoritism won’t let you admit it.”

Malcolm froze, realizing he had revealed too much.

Bianca shot him a sharp look.

Knowing he couldn’t talk his way out of it, Malcolm tried to defuse the situation. “I just want you two to get along. After all, we’re family, and you’re both married into the Aniston family…”

“Exactly,” Meryl cut him off with a mocking smile. “I’d love to

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get along with her too. But tell me, why does she want me dead so badly?”

Rocky had been colluding with Lydia for years, so it was obvious who was behind the car accident. But Rocky was already dead, killed in prison. No evidence could be traced back to him now. If Chandler hadn’t taken matters into his own hands for revenge, then Lydia must have silenced Rocky herself.

Bianca seemed puzzled. “Where’s Chandler? Isn’t he here at the hospital? The company can’t be so busy that he’d miss the birth of his child, right? Or did we just come at the wrong time, and he stepped out?”

Meryl lowered her eyes. “He had something to take care of. He’s not here.”

Bianca pressed on. “What’s so important?”

Meryl, already annoyed, snapped, “I don’t know. If you’re so curious, ask him yourself.”

“You could show some gratitude,” Malcolm said, finally finding an excuse to chastise her. “I saw Lydia this morning. Dalton was by her side the entire time. Be honest, are you and Chandler having problems? Why hasn’t he been around lately?”

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The more they talked, the more agitated Meryl became. But Malcolm didn’t stop. “Is it because you’re too headstrong and upset him? You need to remember who Chandler is. Marrying him is a blessing for you. If you’ve done something wrong, you should apologize. You just had his child, and this is your chance to mend things.”

Meryl couldn’t take it anymore. She grabbed the cup on her bedside table and hurled it at Malcolm’s feet.

“You knew I just had a baby. Are you here to check on me or to blame me?”

Malcolm stiffened. “Of course, I’m here to see you. But how can you talk to us like this?”

“And how can you come into my room and say such upsetting things?” Meryl shot back.

Her cold glare landed squarely on Malcolm. “You knew I was in a car accident, rushed to the hospital, and underwent an emergency C-section. Yet you come here under the guise of concern only to lecture me? You blame everything on me, assuming I’m always at fault.”

Meryl laughed bitterly, “Sure, marrying Chandler is my blessing. So what? Does that mean I have to endure everything quietly? Do I have to grovel in this relationship? Am I supposed to

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apologize no matter what?”

She took a shaky breath, her voice rising. “He abandoned me for another woman. And that’s my fault, too? You’re my father. Why aren’t you standing up for me? Why are you blaming me?”

Her eyes glistened with unshed tears. From the moment she had given birth, she had been bottling up her frustration. Malcolm’s criticism had finally pushed her over the edge. She was the one who had suffered. Yet the people who should have been on her side, her own family, were here telling her she was wrong.

Meryl didn’t feel she was in the wrong. She felt that Malcolm, as always, was siding with the men and seeing things from their perspective.

Malcolm was speechless, and Bianca was also stunned. She hadn’t expected Chandler to abandon Meryl for another woman.

“I have things to do. Don’t come to see me again.”

With that, Meryl clutched the acupuncture kit to her chest and slowly walked toward the door.

She told herself, “Don’t cry. Tears won’t solve anything. There’s something more important I need to do.”

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Seeing Meryl about to leave, Bianca called out, “Meryl, you just had a baby. You need rest. Where are you going?”

“Oh, by the way, John found out you gave birth and is trying to book a flight back. He said he wants to meet the baby,” Bianca added.

Meryl acted as though she hadn’t heard her. She didn’t even glance back.