Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 22 New Beginnings Old Doubts

"Okay," Chandler murmured, giving a slight nod before walking out of the ward.

When he looked back and saw that Meryl was still standing there, frozen, he walked back to her and grabbed her wrist.

"What are you waiting for?" Chandler asked with a smile tugging at his lips, his deep voice carrying a hint of cheerfulness. "Come on. Let's go to City Hall."

"Wait, what?" Meryl was caught off guard. She then found herself going along with him, though her brain was struggling to process it all.

"We're going now?" she asked, clearly taken aback. She felt like everything was moving a little too fast.

"Uh-huh. Is something wrong?" Chandler asked, looking back and locking eyes with Meryl.

She hesitated, "I...don't have my documents with me! I need to go back and get them."

As Meryl thought of that home in question, her gaze dropped to the floor.

one at home bothered

Meryl had already made peace with it because she was going to have a new home

"How about we get

couple of seconds and

her hand, a blush of embarrassment crossing her face. She peeked

she

gentle as he opened the passenger door, gesturing for her to get in. "Would you like to eat out

instinctively turned to look at him and saw that

reassured but didn't dare to decide on her own, worried he might get annoyed. "I'll go with whatever you Chandler saw that Meryl was a bit wound up. Instead of saying anything,

at the end of the alley was a small restaurant, but what it lacked in

he returned, the food had just been served. They hadn't ordered much, but each dish

food here is pretty good. Try it," Chandler urged as he moved the plates

and thought, "There's so much food. I can't finish

pushed one of the dishes back toward Chandler and said, "You

the owner came out from the back and was surprised to see Chandler. "Well, look who's back! Didn't you already stop by this morning?" she asked. Upon hearing that,