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, who was stretching on her tiptoes to reach a large bottle of laundry detergent

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

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

treasure. It's a celebration, and the main event is missing!" Chandler stayed silent, pushing the cart

a swift motion, he reached up and easily grabbed the laundry

turned around, her face lighting up with gratitude as

smirked, not saying a word, and continued on to the

two steaks and

Dante's voice blared through the phone again. "Chandler, are you even listening?

out shopping with my wife. You guys have fun; put

other end, followed by Dante's incredulous laughter. "No way! You're

when she heard him

was he

some soup?" Chandler asked, breaking her train

replied,

for women," Chandler said, leaning casually against the cart as a store clerk placed a package

"But isn't cooking chicken

fell on

lingered a moment too long on her delicate