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.

and no one at home bothered to call to check on me. I guess I'm really just a

because she was going to have

about we get

considered it for a couple of seconds

embarrassment crossing her face. She peeked at Chandler

mortified, but then she heard him say,

he opened the passenger door, gesturing for her

look at him and saw that he seemed perfectly normal, not

Meryl was a bit wound up. Instead of saying anything, he simply nodded and slid into the driver's seat. He then drove through the busiest streets of Kingsdom and finally stopped outside an

was a small restaurant, but what

Chandler stepped out to take a phone call. When he returned, the food had just been served. They hadn't ordered

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

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

dishes back toward Chandler and said, "You should have

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