Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 26 Our Marriage License

Seeing it was Anne calling, she quickly tapped the button.

"Dear, I almost forgot. Are you being discharged from the hospital today?"

There was background noise over the phone. She felt Anne must have called during a break in her shooting.

"If you don't want to go back to the Stone Villa, you can stay at my place for now. I'll give you the address and the door lock code..."

Meryl responded, "No need. You and Dante are married. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to stay there."

Although Anne and Dante's marriage was one of convenience and they shared little affection, they were legally a married couple.

It would be inappropriate for Meryl to stay at their home, especially since Anne was currently traveling.

She needed to avoid any impropriety.

Anne asked worriedly, "Then where will you go?"

Meryl replied, "To my fiancé's place."

Hearing this, Anne exploded on the other end of the line, sounding quite frustrated.

to him now? That's so spineless! I really want to knock some sense into you!" Anne had seen the

women, making a scandalous scene in a hotel and everyone knowing about it, were

intended to comfort Meryl with this call, but to her dismay,

Dalton to get back with you, are

realized Anne had

quickly explained, "The fiancé I mentioned

from Anne, lasting several seconds. "Not Dalton? Then who is it? Wait, Meryl. When did you get involved with someone else?

her supposed fiancé as

more about it later. I've just arrived

house using the door code. No

was brightly lit by the sun, casting a serene glow on the floor, giving a sense of peaceful

bore few traces of being lived in, and she

into slippers and walked around the house. Just as she finished her tour, her phone

out. The bank card

Try to get some rest. We'll go

message, Meryl immediately went to

didn't plan on spending

saving his life. It wasn't right

his promise of a

would be fleeting, and having been let down before, she