Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 693 I Won't Forgive You

Seeing Rachel's cracked lips, Chandler quickly took out a bottle of water.

He poured a bit and dabbed it gently on her lips to moisten them. Then, he used a wet tissue to wipe the blood from her forehead. Last night, Rachel had begged Daniel endlessly, pleading for her life.

Blood had trickled from her forehead into her eyes, leaving a streak that made her look utterly defeated and blurring her line of sight.

"I think I'm not going to make it," Rachel murmured, her voice trembling with pain.

Her body ached unbearably, and a tear slipped from the corner of her eye.

"Chandler, I'm sorry for being such a burden to you all these years."

Chandler's expression softened as a hint of sympathy flashed through his eyes. "Don't talk like that. You're still young. You'll" be fine." He had grown up with Rachel, and seeing her in this state tore at

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Rachel seemed like she wanted to say more, but exhaustion overwhelmed her.

She shut her eyes, longing for even a moment's rest.

Chandler frowned, unwilling to let her drift away. He nudged her, trying to keep her awake.

"Rachel, listen to me. Meryl gave birth last night. She's in the hospital now. I'm a father."

Chandler began chatting with Rachel, hoping the news would grab her attention and keep her conscious.

"But before the baby was born, Meryl was in a car accident. The child came early and is in an incubator now," he added.

Rachel's eyes fluttered open again as she processed his words.

She thought to herself, "Meryl had a car accident?

So Chandler left her to rescue me?"

Chandler's voice faltered for a moment before he continued, "Do you think Meryl will be disappointed in me when she wakes up and finds I wasn't there for her?

*. "But I couldn't just leave you. I'm responsible for you. When I heard you were in danger, I couldn't turn my back on you."

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Chandler's bloodshot eyes betrayed his exhaustion. He hadn't 'slept since the night before, and the strain showed in every line on his face.

"I owe your brother my life. That's why I've taken care of you all these years. Rachel, I've always seen you as a little sister. Can you stop being so reckless from now on?" Chandler said earnestly. Rachel stared at him, her gaze unwavering as his words sunk in.

She thought bitterly, "Reckless?

Yes, if I hadn't been reckless, I wouldn't have been kidnapped and had a kidney taken."

Conflicted, Rachel couldn't help but reflect.

She had clung to Chandler, hoping he would notice her.

Chandler was the only connection she had left in this world.

needed constant validation from him, a reminder that she mattered to

and longed

of abandonment had once driven her to

her, Rachel realized that even if she

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to fend

been. She thought of

thoughts spiraled, Rachel's eyes began to

too much to bear. After a long, harrowing night, all she

fall asleep. If Meryl misunderstands me, I'll

you dare

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opened her

away entirely.

probably a side effect from

recalled being rushed to the hospital last night and going into surgery.

the

noticed her stomach

Forgive You realized that the baby must have been

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searching for her child. But the crib beside her was empty.

happen to the baby because of

middle-aged woman with

Mrs. Aniston. How are you feeling?" the woman asked

herself as Griselda Cortez, a caregiver Chandler had arranged to look after Meryl before he left. She looked to be in her forties. Meryl

looked at the unfamiliar

confusion.

boy," Griselda said with a smile. "But he was born prematurely and is in

normal for premature babies to be placed in an incubator. *. If there was no news after they were placed in

meant

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calm. Perhaps the past night's events

as her gaze swept across the room, she

darkened.

attend to. He's

Meryl's heart tightened.

understand what could be more important

down, she knew it had

the past few days, Chandler had

her eyes, Meryl felt an overwhelming

it was something

husband wasn't there when she needed him most, neither during the accident

deeply disappointed in

questioned her place in

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this, Meryl felt strangely calm. Perhaps the past night's events

the room, she

expression darkened.

something urgent to attend to. He's

be more