Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 12 Unforgotten Rescue

Chandler had only just left when Meryl blinked awake, the strong scent of disinfectant filling her nostrils.

Everything around her was a blur of white, reminding her that she was in a hospital.

After she'd left the Stone Villa, the rain had come down in torrents. In her hazy state, she noticed a missed call on her phone and decided to call back. Just as she told the caller her address, her head felt heavy, and she blacked out.

"So, that man sent me here?" she wondered.

Ten years ago, she had saved a man by accident.

In return, he gave her a pendant and a phone number, telling her she could call if she ever needed help.

Meryl had been doubtful but wrote the number down anyway, never imagining it would actually be useful.

After all these years, she figured he would have forgotten all about her.

But tonight, when she called, she did so without much hope, yet the call went through.

She couldn't recall what he looked like, only that he had worn a police uniform with the number "258" on his shoulder, probably his badge number.

lost in her memories, the door

walked in. She turned, surprised by

to wake up so soon. "Ms. Stone, do you feel okay?

of medical staff came in

and go made Meryl feel oddly surreal, yet she was comforted by the

turned to Walter and said, "So it was you, 258? Thanks

belonged to another lifetime.

all these years, the details of that man's face were

flickering in his

didn't know what the number meant to Meryl, but he guessed it had something to do

wanting to misstep, he replied cautiously, "Ms. Stone, are you looking for the person who helped you? He had to leave earlier, but I'm Walter. If you need anything, just let me know, and I'll handle it." So it

nodded, and noticing she looked a bit exhausted, Walter gently closed the

is awake, and the doctor says

something else and added. [Ms. Stone might

the club, the rain was pouring heavily outside,

the light reflecting off his sharp features as

raised at

his tall frame and an air of wild confidence, he looked striking under the