Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 23 The Scarf and the Past

Meryl was shocked to hear Chandler, and her hand holding the spoon paused.

Thinking about her parents' attitude toward her, she lowered her eyes and replied, "No. I can go back by myself."

Meryl didn't get along with her family, and for some reason, she didn't want Chandler to know.

Chandler's gaze lingered on her face for a moment, but he didn't say anything else.

At that moment, the TV in the restaurant suddenly started broadcasting entertainment gossip news.

The volume was too loud, and Meryl instinctively turned her head to look.

The gossip news showed that Dalton and Lydia were being surrounded by reporters outside a room.

With her face buried in her hands, she hid behind Dalton as cameras and flashes swarmed them. At one point, the camera even panned to the massive bed behind them. That was one giant bed. Meryl could also see that there were security guards maintaining order at the scene. She then froze when she noticed the word

"live" at the top right corner of the TV screen.

She thought incredulously, "Are they really still stuck in the hotel?"

was staring, and

phone rang again. As he picked it up and walked out, he waved

head, shaking the phone in his

say anything more. She finished the food on her plate, and when she walked out, Chandler

you don't need me to

wasn't having an easy time at the Stone Villa. He thought that if he accompanied her back, things

I have some things to take care of

gave. Later, she looked it up on her phone and found it was

just a regular small business owner, but it seemed his business was doing pretty well. After he drove away, Meryl was still a bit dazed as she realized. she might have forgotten to ask his name all this time. She decided it didn't matter. After all, they

hailed a taxi and made her way back

the doorbell twice, and soon, a servant opened the door just a crack before peering

it was Meryl, the servant was

and nodded

Stone? She has a headache and is resting in her room. She said she wouldn't see anyone." The servant looked at Meryl with

to prison for three years of correction? Just look at her, all skin and bones. She must have suffered a lot

servant paused and hurriedly

expressed her thanks and made

was stuffed into a small box in the