Chapter 99 To Chase After Him
Even though there were only two of them in the office, Chandler didn’t even cast a glance at Meryl. She suddenly realized how serious it was. It seemed like she had really offended him.
Anne came back from the business trip and made a dinner appointment with Meryl. In the restaurant, Anne stared at her earnestly. “You are Chandler’s wife now, but you were intimate with Dalton in the elevator and even moved out of your home. Of course, Chandler is unhappy!”
Meryl blinked innocently. “I don’t have an affair with Dalton.”
“Yeah, but he’s your ex-boyfriend! Do you realize how damaging an ex can be to a current relationship? Every man will be uncomfortable if his partner has an ex-boyfriend she has pursued for seven years. It’s like a poisonous sting, and even the thought of it is painful.”
Despite her seven-year relationship with Dalton, Meryl was actually a novice in love. She didn’t know much about men’s psychology and had never been in a relationship.
“According to what you said, this problem has no solution. I can’t erase this past from everyone’s mind.”
Anne had severe morning sickness and lost her appetite for dinner. She rested her cheek on her hand and contemplated seriously for a few seconds. “Solution? There is one! From now on, you should publicly show your affection for Chandler.”
Meryl was puzzled.
“You should be more enthusiastic than you were during the years you chased after Dalton. This will satisfy Chandler’s ego as a man and pave the way for you to announce your marriage publicly in two weeks.”
Meryl thought, “Exactly! Why didn’t I think of it? Dalton and Lydia’s wedding is in less than a week. After my relationship with Chandler is made public, we will eat at the same table with his family during the holidays. However, as his wife, I once made advances to his nephew. It must be quite uncomfortable for him. Even if he is tolerant enough and doesn’t mind, gossip can still be devastating. How will those affluent families and Chandler’s business partners perceive him? Why should such a good man like him be slandered behind his back because of me? It doesn’t matter to him once or twice, but what about over time? Isn’t this akin to setting a landmine for our marriage?”
Therefore, she must take the initiative before things got out of control. She had to make it clear to everyone that she would marry no one but Chandler. On the one hand, she could please him. On the other hand, even if people talked about it in the future, they would focus on her crazy pursuit and attempts to marry him rather than the fact that his wife was a woman whom Dalton didn’t even want. There was an essential difference between these two statements.
However, another problem arose. How could Meryl smoothly fall in love with Chandler and start her obsessive advances? It was definitely not feasible to chase after him suddenly. It would be too abrupt, and no one would believe it. Meryl needed to ponder about it.
There was still a short distance from her rented apartment, but the road was too narrow for cars, so she had to get out of the car and walk. Anne drove her to the roadside. It started to rain heavily.
Without an umbrella, in just a few tens of seconds, Meryl was soaked like a drowned rat. When she limped back to the apartment, she was soaked all over, inside and out, and her clothes were stuck to her body. She stood outside the apartment and shook off the raindrops on her clothes.
After watching her enter the apartment, Anne turned the steering wheel and drove away.
Across the street, an out-of-print classic car was parked by the curb. Chandler sat in the car, staring quietly in the direction where Meryl had disappeared.