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..

getting hitched today? The party's all set up, where's your bride?" Chandler frowned, his gaze drifting back to Meryl,

she struggled a bit, her long hair sweeping gracefully through

I don't want to scare her off. We're not

you're guarding a treasure. It's a celebration, and the main event is

easily grabbed the laundry

lighting up with gratitude as

a word, and

steaks and tossed them

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

casual. "Just out shopping with my wife.

long pause on the other end, followed by Dante's incredulous laughter. "No

she heard him say "with

thought, "Who was he talking to?

soup?" Chandler asked, breaking her

Meryl replied, momentarily

casually against

cooking chicken a bit of

gaze fell

moment too long on her delicate