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..."

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

by marrying her, she certainly didn't

Aniston, I was

she could finish,

meat with his fork and held it to Meryl's

instinctively opened her mouth, swallowing her

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

need to apologize. I'm

was stunned, taking a while

Hold Your Liquor She thought, "Not blaming

did he seem

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your liquor. Don't drink when I'm not

Meryl nodded.

front of

Meryl nodded earnestly.

She thought, "Absolutely!

to trouble! I didn't expect to

all because the

Meryl asked, "I didn't throw up on the way home

do anything

and he gave Meryl a

seconds, he looked down and continued eating, staying

made

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thing she

asking if Chandler had changed

if it would be even more embarrassing if