Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 53 Spend the Night

"Dalton and Lydia are having an affair, and everyone thinks they've wronged me. But if I go back to the Aniston Villa with you, things will get messy. They'll spread rumors that we've been together all along to clear their names. That would be at disaster," Meryl said. 1/4

Chandler listened intently before asking, "So, what do you want to do?"

Meryl took a deep breath. "At the very least, we should wait until Lydia and Dalton are married before we go public. That way, we'll be later. No one can say anything then."

Dalton and Lydia's wedding was set for the eighth of next month. -just a month away.

By then, showing up as Chandler's wife would surely leave them both speechless. Chandler considered her plan and nodded. "That makes sense.

I'm on board."

"So, for this month, let's keep our relationship under wraps, okay? Mr. Aniston."

Chandler raised an eyebrow. "Out there, I'm Mr. Aniston, but at home... I prefer you call me 'hubby'."

Chapter 53 Spend the Night

Meryl's cheeks flushed. "Um..."

With their conversation wrapping up, a comfortable silence settled in the room.

Their eyes locked, and the atmosphere shifted, becoming charged with unspoken feelings.

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Meryl grabbed a random piece of

to take a shower. You, uh, do

that, she quickly closed the bathroom door behind

her go with

she

could have sworn she

with thoughts of how to

married, so what was

voice echoed in her head, urging her to take the

me, girl! When it comes to this stuff, if a woman makes a move, a guy would practically give you the

no scandals! You won't find

Spend

how good he feels to

The bathroom felt like it was getting hotter by the second. She turned on the cold water at the sink and splashed some on her

her

down, she saw a message from Anne: [Hey, babe, know how to

wiped her wet fingers on

a moment of hesitation, she replied:

[Hold on, I'll send you some

and her face turned