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."

an eyebrow. "And?

light. Sure, he came off as unreliable, but once he considered someone a friend, he'd go all in for them. Suddenly,

course I was. Acting against basic human instinct isn't exactly easy."

people's first reaction to danger

headlong into danger. If not for his sheer willpower and determination, even a

are our feelings and experiences. Living is about making the

probably didn't want to die just yet. If trading my life could save yours, it'd be worth it. Honestly, I've never found life

toward her that day, he'd been fully prepared to

with precision. "Hate to disappoint you, but my acupuncture skills are pretty solid. Now that

words. "So eager for me to stick around, huh?

pale complexion from blood loss, Felix chuckled softly, his

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mean... you're mine now?"

tone made Meryl's

a yes." Felix's Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he

away awkwardly, her voice flustered. "What are you

else?" Felix grinned, his lips curving

his gaze, inching toward her. Just as their lips were about to meet, Meryl jabbed the acupuncture point on his

toward her, suddenly dropped back onto the pillow, completely limp. He lay there, eyes closed, as if he'd

speaking softly. "Sorry, even if I want

everyone involved. She wasn't sure if Felix, lying there silently, heard her or

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she told Philip, "Felix

nothing of it. Once Meryl left, Philip returned to

shock, glancing at the door Meryl had just walked out of. He scratched his head, puzzled. He thought, "Did I mishear earlier?

Meryl had immobilized him, he'd heard every word she said. He thought, "Is