The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 34

Chapter 34

At the apartment, Maeve took a short nap in the afternoon.

After waking up, she submitted some design drafts for others and logged into her email to check for updates.

Still no replies to the resumes she'd sent out,

Even the notification that her final payment had come through couldn't lift her mood.

Freelance work was just a side hustle-her real passion was in design.

But she thought, 'At this rate, will I ever land a full-time job?'

With a sigh, Maeve glanced at the time and headed to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

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That afternoon, she had spent some of her freelance earnings on high-quality ingredients, planning to thank Byron with a nice meal.

But even after the food went cold, he still hadn't come home.

When the doorbell finally rang, Maeve rushed to answer it, only to find it was just a drink delivery.

She took the drinks back to the table, muttering to herself, "If he's working late, he could at least let me know."

She had put a lot of effort into this dinner.

After finishing the meal and drink by herself, Maeve rested for a bit before heading out for her night run.

This area was far from her old apartment, so even if the stalker had been persistent, it'd be nearly impossible to follow her here.

Still, she stayed cautious, choosing well-lit routes with more people around.

Meanwhile, in the car, Archer glanced at the heavy traffic ahead and turned to Byron in the backseat. "Mr. Mcdaniel, this road gets really jammed at night. We'll be stuck here for a while." A last-n st-minute international video conference had kept them at the office until just now. Otherwise, they could have avoided the rush hour traffic.

"Okay," Byron responded, leaning against the window, staring outside with little interest.

"Mr. Mcdaniel, you haven't had dinner yet. Should I book a table at your usual restaurant?" Archer asked.

replied, "No need. I'll eat at

"Understood."

he caught sight of a familiar figure jogging past the car The swaying black ponytail was

eyebrow, Byron told the driver and Archer to head back without him. He got out of the car

her direction.

puzzled, thinking, 'Does Mr. Mcdaniel really decide to walk

fast food restaurant, slowed her pace and stared

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out here?" A low, familiar voice suddenly spoke behind

see Byron standing right in front of her.

Byron glanced at the nearby fast-food stalls, his expression showing clear disapproval. "Don't tell me you're planning to eat this stuff." "What do you mean, this stuff"? It's delicious!" Maeve

point, she immediately bought two

Byron declined flatly. "I'm not

took a bite of both pizzas. "More for me.

contentedly, looking like a

yourself with junk food after a run. Are you exercising for fitness or just to indulge afterward?" Maeve's smile instantly faded. Remembering

on my parade right when I'm enjoying something? Can't you until I'm

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could

say something, when he noticed something in the reflection of a

were lurking not far away, their eyes

in their

thought, 'Are these men after me or

said in a

She

confused. "What

eating. We're

Maeve instinctively began

a hand on the back of her head,

she could fully process what was happening, he grabbed her left hand and led her swiftly through the crowd, cutting

following them noticed and immediately took

street was packed with people, but as

By then,

holding. Dragged along by Byron, she wasn't even sure how far they had run. Her lungs burned, and she was gasping for air. Already exhausted from her

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