Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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Chandler leaned against the front of a car, cigarette in hand, his shirt slightly open. His gaze fixated on Meryl as she emerged from the hospital. "Is this waiting for me?" Meryl thought.

As the clock struck midnight, the hospital's corridors were bathed in dim lighting. The smoke at the corner of Chandler's lips emitted a flickering glow. Meryl walked towards him.

Recently, they had been acting in public tacitly, but since there were not many people around at night, no one would notice them.

Chandler's face remained stoic, but a frown formed on his face as his gaze landed upon Meryl's bandaged wrist.

"Got hurt?" he asked.

Meryl nodded and said nonchalantly, "Just a minor injury. It will be healed in a couple of days."

"Let me see," said Chandler.

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Meryl raised her hand, bending her elbow slightly, and extended it in front of Chandler.

hold of Meryl's

by Chandler's actions, Meryl found herself taken into his embrace as he extended his long arms to

her.

Meryl closer to him. As she inhaled, a pleasant scent emanating from his body filled her senses. The subtle blend

had been slightly more agile, you could have been the one injured. You know that?"

directly, their close proximity meant that Meryl could have easily

her instinctive reaction was to push Chandler away, exposing herself

pressed his lips

to his strong heartbeat and said softly, "Because I didn't want

momentarily stunned and then

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at the risk of getting hurt. Is this because she is worried about me?" he thought. "When are you

He missed her.

order to cooperate with Meryl in acting, Chandler deliberately pretended to

almost

times.

hold her in his

Meryl, Chandler never even returned to

linger in every corner

with vivid memories of Meryl beneath him, their intimate encounter etched in