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..."

down, appreciating that Chandler had brought her home drunk and hadn't exploded

marrying her, she certainly didn't want to

I was

she could

picked up a piece of meat with his fork

opened her mouth, swallowing her unfinished

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

need to apologize.

was stunned, taking a while

78 Hold Your Liquor She thought,

why did he

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liquor. Don't

Meryl nodded.

in front of

Meryl nodded earnestly.

She thought, "Absolutely!

I didn't expect to get drunk last

the alcohol

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

do anything outrageous,

eyebrows knitted, and he gave Meryl a

seconds, he looked down and continued

behavior made Meryl feel

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a few bites, uncertain about what dreadful thing she might have

thought about asking if Chandler had

it would be even