Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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"Sir, I think we've found Ms. Morgan's whereabouts."

"Where is she?"

"After leaving the hospital yesterday, she took several different buses before ending up at a mansion."

Chandler frowned, turning to Walter, "Let's check out that mansion."

After a thirty-minute drive, Chandler's car pulled up in front of the mansion just as Christopher was storming out the front gate.

With his back to Chandler, Christopher

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was yelling at several security guards, "Useless! You can't even keep watch over one woman! If anything happens to Rachel, you can all kiss your jobs goodbye!"

"Sir, they outnumbered us and came prepared. We tried to stop them, but we couldn't."

The guards were still tied up with ropes, clear evidence the kidnappers had overpowered them. The bindings hadn't even been removed yet.

A whole day had passed, and Christopher had just arrived at the mansion to find all the guards bound.

"These people were definitely

professionals, looking way more

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dangerous than your average thugs. Sir, shouldn't we call the police?"

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Christopher sneered at the suggestion, "The police? What good would they do? Have you forgotten how the Powell family built its empire? Street thugs? What kind of petty criminals would dare mess with me?" He had a point. Twenty years ago, the Powell family's reputation was far from clean. Back then, whether you were a street gangster or a common thief, nobody dared cross the Powell family. Everyone in the underground world

answered to the Powell family.

But times had changed. Since the Powell family had gone legitimate and moved

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Now, years later, the Powell family's influence wasn't what it used to be.

Chandler rolled down his car window, catching every word of their conversation.

It was clear that Rachel wasn't there. The kidnappers had taken her.

Christopher turned at the sound behind him, his face faltering when he saw Chandler.

He clearly hadn't expected Chandler to find his villa so quickly. Christopher forced a smile despite his unease.

Even with the Powell family backing him

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status in Kingsdom, he was

him.

Christopher approached Chandler. "Mr. Aniston,

here?"

as a ray of sunlight crossed his sharp features. He turned, his gaze settling on

was deep and cold. "Was the

those words, his heart skipping

Rachel was pregnant?

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idea about

If Chandler was saying this, Rachel's pregnancy

Rachel's strange behavior, and the blood stain on his

said she had a cold

me it wasn't cold

she secretly... get rid of our

revelation hit Christopher

wave.

shock, his face

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perfectly composed.

couldn't admit to

engagement to his brother. The scandal of

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to land him in

water.

completely innocent. I ran into her a few days ago and, seeing she had nowhere to go, I offered her my empty villa for a few days. After all, she'll soon be my brother's wife.

putting on an act of confusion, Christopher

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should have said something about getting her pregnant. Well, they are engaged, after all. I'll go home today and talk

words were carefully crafted, leaving

might fool others,

his ten years at the police academy, besides daily training, Chandler

could spot a liar with just

out of the

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The moment Christopher finished

slammed hard into his

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his internal organs were about to shatter from that punch. He staggered back several steps, spit

raised his hand, looking

I'll ask you one more time. Is

your child?"

blood rising in his

about

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never imagined they'd

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was no secret that Rachel and Chandler were close. Christopher knew

to track down and deal with

twitched as he shook his