Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After...

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Chapter 585 A Twinge of Sympathy

Something was off. Meryl's phone showed [No Service] as if someone had deliberately cut her off from the network.

Though spring had started, the night air was still bitterly cold. She instinctively pulled her coat tighter, but the icy wind pierced right through it. Even with the main doors locked, a chilling uncase hung in the air.

Unable to get inside, she retreated to the lounge. In the dead of night, the place felt eerily empty, her voice echoing when she tried calling out. The lights had been turned off, plunging the space into a ghostly darkness. Fear crept over her, making her curl up tightly on the couch. "Who could have done this?" she thought.

After some thought, she concluded it had to be Christine. Earlier that evening, when she got off the bus, she thought she caught a glimpse of Christine across the street.

Time crawled by, and the temperature dropped further. Meryl turned on her phone's flashlight, hoping to catch someone's attention outside.

But as the battery ticked down, there was no response.

Resigned, she sat back down, wondering how this sleepless night might affect tomorrow's internal auditions.

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The biting cold gnawed at her body, making, it impnsible to real. Her hands had gone completely numb, and her legs felt as stiff as iron.

thought of Chandler. They had planned to have dinner

something had happened when he

the orchestra entrance right on time,

evening wore on, and she still

she might have been delayed, he waited another

building. She spotted his car

What brings you

Meryl.

hearing this, Rachel's expression dimmed. "Oh...

the building. Rachel, uninvited but undeterred, opened the car door and

Sympathy

he said nothing. Ten

she such a diva? Why

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"I'm taking Meryl out later. If you're hungry, grab

don't want to eat alone. What's the harm in taking me along?" Rachel pouted

I don't want Meryl to get the wrong idea. I'm a married man, and you tagging along would only make things awkward for everyone. Don't you think?" Rachel was left speechless. After a long pause, she lowered her head, tears welling up. "Chandler," she murmured, her voice trembling. "Do you know

looked at

birthday. Did

her fingers interlaced as though

a big deal. My parents would each give me a gift, and I was the little princess of

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drifted to the window, lost in the glow of

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The only one who ever