Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 78 Hold Your Liquor

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The table was already set with an abundance of dishes and soup, all of which Meryl loved to cal.

Meryl paused for a moment, baffled. She and Chandler had only dined together a few times. She wondered how he could remember her favorite foods.

She thought, "Or was it just a coincidence?"

Meryl sat down at the table, noticing Chandler's Mandarin collar shirt that covered his neck. It was less formal than usual but

added a touch of asceticism.

Meryl pressed her lip and asked, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming back to the country?"

Chandler ladled a bowl of soup and placed it in front of Meryl. "If I had told you, how could I have caught you on a date with another man? Mrs. Aniston, am I too lenient with you?" Meryl was taken aback, knowing she was at fault.

At the time, she was merely trying to avoid Dalton and Lydia without much thought.

"It wasn't really a date," Meryl looked down and muttered, her fingers curling. "Ethan is your nephew. You could think of it as... a senior inviting a junior for a meal."

Chapter 78 Hold Your Liquor

Meryl's voice faded, her guilt evident.

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The meal yesterday... It turned out she hadn't even paid for it.

Meryl felt lost, but she could understand Chandler's perspective.

She thought, "Returning home to find his newlywed wife on a date with his nephew must have seemed like a soap opera..."

Meryl looked down, appreciating that Chandler had brought her home

her, she certainly didn't want to trouble him

I was

she could finish, Chandler

with his

mouth, swallowing her unfinished

as he saw that Meryl hadn't touched her food. He gestured

to apologize. I'm not

stunned, taking

Hold Your Liquor

why did he

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liquor. Don't

Meryl nodded.

front of other

Meryl nodded earnestly.

She thought, "Absolutely!

trouble! I didn't expect to get drunk last

all because the alcohol was too

asked, "I didn't throw up on the way home last night, did

didn't do

eyebrows knitted, and he gave Meryl a deep

a few seconds, he looked

behavior made Meryl

Hold

a few bites, uncertain about what dreadful thing

about asking if

she wondered if it would be even more embarrassing if he