Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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Chandler's eyebrow quirked up playfully. "Speak up."

"Rumor has it around the office that you're married now, so I suppose I can't keep up this chase anymore," Meryl said, her voice tinged with resignation.

Chandler, feeling a bit restless, fiddled with his tie. "So why don't you just tell everyone that the person I'm married to is you?"

"No way! If everyone finds out I'm the CEO's wife, how am I supposed to work properly? I'd just be swarmed by people trying to get close to you, trying to flatter me. How would I ever get ahead?" "So you're saying we should keep up the pretense of being secretly married in the office?"

Meryl nodded.

Chandler narrowed his eyes. His expression suggested he wasn't too keen on the idea.

He thought, "We kept this secret initially to avoid the backlash.

But now that Dalton and Lydia are married, they've taken the heat off us.

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Plus, everyone in the high society of Kingsdom already knows I'm married.

News travels fast; it's only a matter of time before the office finds out."

Chandler rested his chin against Meryl's neck, breathing in the scent of her hair.

The close proximity made Meryl's heart race.

But she noticed Chandler's mood had soured since she proposed keeping their marriage a secret at work.

asked,

kiss.

Meryl swallowed hard.

tugged at Chandler's collar and leaned in

brief, soft touch before she pulled

we playing at make-believe

his lips. Clearly,

more.

eyes darkened, as if something deeper was

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grasp his meaning, his hand was already wrapped

breath was overwhelming, making Meryl's heart

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tilted her face up. As her lips parted, Chandler's agile tongue met hers in a passionate

kiss was intense; every touch of his lips seemed to suck the air

went blank under the force of his

let her close her eyes; he wanted her to witness their kiss

to the point of discomfort, suddenly recalling how he had whispered

said, "Meryl, yes, just

I surrender! I'm almost

night made her

high heels clicking outside

face flushed, and she tried to scramble off Chandler, but he kept

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go. "How about. you come

implication was

on Chandler's lap,

erection.