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.

tentatively asked, "Is

give me a kiss. Then I'll think about

Meryl swallowed hard.

collar and leaned in to press her

was a brief, soft

we playing

lightly traced his lips. Clearly,

more.

as if something deeper was at

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meaning, his hand was already wrapped around her

breath was

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of her head, he tilted her face up.

every touch of his lips seemed to suck the air out of her, merging her

blank under the force of

he wanted her to

point of discomfort, suddenly recalling how

yes, just like that.

I surrender! I'm almost

that night made

heels clicking outside the

Chandler, but he kept his

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reluctant to let go.

was

lap,

erection.