Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 529 Just a Wall Away

Meryl's voice sounded groggy, like she'd been woken up from sleep.

She answered softly, "What's up? I just dozed off."

Hearing her voice, Chandler let out a sigh of relief and immediately asked, "Meryl, where are you?" -

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Rubbing her eyes, Meryl checked the time and noticed over ten missed calls from Chandler, all within the last half hour.

"I'm in the orchestra dorm! Why all these sudden calls?"

It was past midnight and chilly outside.

In the darkness, Chandler rolled his window halfway down, letting the wind mess up his hair.

The cool air kept him alert. Despite it being past 1 AM, sleep was the last thing on his mind.

Dalton's words from earlier that evening nagged at him, triggering an inexplicable sense of unease.

The dim street lights cast shadows across Chandler's handsome features, making his expression hard to read.

"Meryl, did anything happen tonight? Did you... see anyone?"

Just a

going on, he could only

fuzzy from being woken up, Meryl

I saw some orchestra members, the lunch lady at the cafeteria, and..." Meryl paused. "Oh

Chandler frowned. "Felix?"

Dalton hadn't

really had met with

then, a luxury car

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his eyes caught the Powell family crest hanging by

His eyes narrowed slightly.

neighborhood wasn't the kind of place just anyone could afford

lived so close to the orchestra! It was just a

got out of his

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leaned against the hood, holding his phone to his car with one hand while keeping the

casually, "How did you

when she nearly got into a car accident, and Felix saved her

debt, she had agreed to treat his leg

promised to keep his treatment strictly confidential, not to

from the wall. I noticed he was having trouble walking, so I took him

a brief silence on Chandler's end of the line. "And then? Did he give you