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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calm demeanor as he subtly opened the wallet to check

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holding the photo for a good five seconds. His thumb event brushed over the pocket as if ensuring the picture

redirected the conversation, "I've taken care of everything. Charlotte won't bother

you manage that?"

the surveillance footage from the

watching it would easily

had intentionally provoked and dangerously

was 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 then mentioned, almost

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visit him?" Chandler asked, his gaze

opened the medication and dipped a cotton swab in the antiseptic, gently applying it to Meryl's check to

I want to see him? He has nothing to

he wants

for a moment. "Are you sure you don't want to go? Dalton just narrowly escaped death. He almost lost his

"Why does Chandler's tone sound

her head and looked Chandler squarely in the

I have to see him. You don't need to test me, Chandler. I really have no feelings left for Dalton." Chandler pressed

sure why he felt this strange sense