Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 33 My Wife

He thought to himself, "So she's trying to grab my attention. with this little stunt? Hoping I'll be curious enough to call her back?

Not a bad plan, huh?"

Meanwhile, Meryl was blissfully unaware that her phone had auto-dialed Dalton while she was busy shopping.

She couldn't shake the feeling that her new husband,

Chandler, had an almost ethereal quality about him, as if he

belonged to another world entirely.

To bring him down to earth a bit, she handed him the

responsibility of pushing the shopping cart.

With deft hands, Meryl navigated the aisles of household goods while Chandler quietly followed her lead. To any casual observer, they looked like a perfectly harmonious couple. Suddenly, Chandler's phone buzzed, breaking the moment.

He paused, glancing in the direction Meryl had gone, and answered the call.

On the other end, the noise was overwhelming..

up, where's your bride?" Chandler frowned, his gaze drifting back to Meryl,

shelf was too high, and she struggled a bit, her long

"It's too crowded. I don't want to scare

You're acting like you're guarding a treasure. It's a celebration, and the main event is missing!" Chandler stayed silent, pushing

up and easily grabbed the laundry

lighting up with gratitude

a word, and continued on to the meat

and tossed them

blared through the phone again. "Chandler, are you even listening? Where

with my wife. You

end, followed by Dante's incredulous laughter. "No way! You're actually grocery shopping?" Chandler, perhaps annoyed by Dante's incessant

she heard him say "with

thought, "Who was he talking to? A friend,

some soup?" Chandler asked, breaking

replied, momentarily

said, leaning casually against the cart as a store clerk placed a

frowned slightly. "But isn't cooking chicken

fell on

eyes lingered a moment too long on her delicate