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

sharp suit walked in. She turned, surprised by his striking

soon. "Ms. Stone, do

a group of medical staff

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

to Walter and

felt like it belonged to another lifetime. She was

details of that man's face were a blur in her

hesitated, surprise flickering in his

meant to Meryl, but he guessed it had something to do with

to leave earlier, but I'm Walter. If you

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

Chandler. [Sir, Ms. Stone is awake,

else and added. [Ms. Stone might want

at the club, the rain was pouring heavily outside, but he strode in

glanced at his phone, the light reflecting off his sharp

eyebrow raised

frame and an air of wild confidence, he looked