Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 705 To Get Married

At the hospital bed, Meryl unzipped her medical acupuncture kit, preparing to treat Felix.

Felix glanced at the clock-it was barely eight in the morning. He asked casually, "Have you eaten yet?"

Meryl's hand paused slightly, then she answered softly, "I have."

Felix's sharp eyes lingered on her face as if picking up on something unspoken. "I had Philip prepare some soup," he said. "It's supposed to be good for postpartum recovery. Even if you've eaten, have some more."

Meryl froze and instinctively turned to look. Right on cue, Philip walked in with a thermos. "It's still hot, Mrs. Aniston. You

should drink it while it's warm."

The soup was a classic remedy to replenish energy-perfect for someone who'd just given birth.

Meryl's emotions were all over the place. She thought, "Felix? A man with neither wife nor kids? How does he even know about such soup?" She frowned, staring at him for a moment.

"What?" Felix quipped, smirking. "Feeling touched?" Lying on the hospital bed, he was still too injured to move much. "Well, in that case, ditch Chandler and marry me. What do you say? Most < guys wouldn't want to raise another man's kid, but I don't mind."

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Meryl stayed silent, her thoughts unreadable. She picked up the soup and took a big gulp. The warmth spread through her body, chasing away her fatigue. She wondered, "Could someone truly not care about raising another man's child?"

Watching her down the soup in one go, Felix couldn't help but complain. "Hey, slow down. No one's fighting you for it. Wait, let me have a taste. Save me a sip."

It was too late. Meryl had drained the plate clean.

Felix looked at her, visibly displeased. "Seriously? You couldn't leave me a little? Was it that good?"

Meryl set the empty plate aside and replied calmly, "I already drank from it."

raised an eyebrow. "And?

through together, but Meryl found herself seeing Felix in a new light. Sure, he came off as unreliable, but once he considered someone a friend, he'd go all in for them. Suddenly, she asked, "That

was. Acting against basic human instinct

people's first reaction to danger was

it-it was human nature. Yet Felix had done the opposite, charging headlong into danger. If

us. The only things we own are our feelings and experiences. Living is about making the most of each day-watching life grow, feeling joy and sorrow, and

could save yours, it'd

lightly, his words stirred something deep within Meryl. When Felix ran toward her that day, he'd been fully prepared to die. He knew the risks, yet

with precision. "Hate to disappoint you, but my acupuncture skills are

misinterpreted her words. "So eager for me to stick around,

chuckled softly, his voice low

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mean... you're mine now?"

teasing tone made Meryl's

I'll take that as a yes." Felix's Adam's apple bobbed

her voice flustered. "What are you doing?" She could feel his warm breath brushing against her

else?" Felix grinned, his lips curving mischievously. "I want to kiss

gaze, inching toward her. Just as their lips were about to meet, Meryl jabbed

head, which had been lifting toward her, suddenly dropped back onto the pillow, completely

for a while before speaking softly. "Sorry, even if I

for everyone involved. She wasn't sure

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she packed up her acupuncture kit and turned to leave. Outside, she told Philip, "Felix is asleep.

it. Once Meryl left, Philip returned

had just walked out of. He scratched his head, puzzled. He thought, "Did I mishear

immobilized him, he'd heard every word she said. He thought,