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?"

Meryl was staring, and glanced over at

and walked out, he

head, shaking the phone in his

say anything more. She finished the food on her plate, and

sure you don't

having an easy time at the Stone Villa. He thought that if he accompanied her back, things might be different. She shook her head and refused

things to take care of now. After

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

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 were getting married, so there was plenty of time to ask

and made her way back to

shut. She rang the doorbell twice, and soon, a servant opened the door just

Meryl, the servant was visibly shocked.

in response and nodded slightly before stepping

you looking for Mrs. Bianca Stone? She has a headache and is resting

the Stone family would be sent to prison for three years of correction? Just look at her, all skin and bones. She must have suffered a lot in there." Meryl replied, "I'm not here for her. Where are my things?

the servant paused and

her thanks and made

was stuffed into a small box in the corner of the