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..

cut through the chatter. "Chandler! Didn't you say you were getting hitched today? The party's all set up, where's your bride?" Chandler frowned, his gaze drifting back to Meryl,

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

"It's too crowded. I don't want to scare her off. We're

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

a swift motion, he reached up and easily grabbed the

face lighting up with gratitude as she

smirked, not saying a word,

and tossed them into

you even listening? Where are you?

shrugged, his tone casual. "Just out shopping with my wife. You

a long pause on the other end, followed by Dante's incredulous laughter. "No way! You're actually grocery shopping?"

cheeks flushed when she heard

"Who was he talking to? A

Chandler asked, breaking her train of

replied, momentarily

women," Chandler said, leaning casually against the

"But isn't cooking chicken a bit

fell on

too long on her delicate