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.

in her memories, the door swung open, pulling her back to

man in a sharp suit walked in. She turned, surprised by his

soon. "Ms. Stone, do you feel okay? Just a moment.

a group of medical staff came in and then left just

come and go made Meryl feel oddly surreal, yet she was comforted by the thought that someone cared about

the nurses had cleared out, she turned to Walter and said, "So it was you, 258?

memory felt like it belonged to

after all these years, the details of that man's face were a blur in her

surprise 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,

she looked a bit exhausted, Walter gently closed the door as he left

message to Chandler. [Sir, Ms. Stone is awake, and the doctor says she's doing

and added. [Ms. Stone might want to see

club, the rain was pouring heavily outside, but he

the light reflecting off his sharp features as he read the

eyebrow raised

air of wild confidence, he looked striking under the