Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 456 You Don't Need to Test Me

Amid the noise and chaos around her, the hospital seemed eerily silent to Meryl that afternoon. It was as if all the sound had faded away, and her mind went blank when she looked at the old photo. The photograph was visibly worn, with the outer edges slightly damaged.

It was clear that whoever owned it had handled the picture with care, often touching it, creating those lasting marks over the

years.

The photo had been laminated in a thin layer of protective film, clearly done at a later time to preserve it.

A flurry of thoughts instantly appeared in Meryl's mind.

She wondered, "Does Chandler love someone else?

Then why did he marry me?

He once told me he'd loved me for ten years.".

Her lips tightened into a thin line as she mechanically placed the photo back in the wallet.

As she finished, Chandler returned with the medication.

When he noticed his wallet in Meryl's hands, he paused for a

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he subtly opened the wallet

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the pocket as if ensuring the picture was still intact and undamaged before he breathed a sigh of relief. Meryl felt

about it when Chandler skillfully redirected

manage that?"

the surveillance footage from

everything. Anyone watching it

had intentionally provoked and dangerously cut in front of Meryl's

when they assessed the scene, though Meryl was partly to blame for not stopping in time, which is why they ruled it as a shared responsibility. Chandler

to Test

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Chandler asked, his gaze flicking over

in the antiseptic, gently applying it to Meryl's check to

want

wants

you sure you don't want

thinking, "Why does Chandler's

looked Chandler squarely in the

him. You don't need

sure why he felt this strange