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.

"No need. I'll eat at

"Understood."

he caught sight of a familiar figure jogging past the

driver and Archer to head back without him.

her direction.

Mr.

slowed her pace and

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

Byron standing right in front

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

immediately bought two

want it," Byron declined flatly.

bite of both pizzas. "More for

smiled contentedly, looking like a little hamster enjoying

for fitness or just to indulge afterward?" Maeve's smile instantly faded. Remembering how determined she had been earlier, the pizzas in her hands suddenly felt a bit too

do you always have to rain on my parade right when I'm enjoying something? Can't you

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she could pretend she didn't

slightly, about to say something, when he noticed something in the reflection

shady-looking men, dressed like troublemakers, were lurking

they were concealing weapons in their pockets,

He thought, 'Are these men after

in

She

up, confused.

We're

Maeve instinctively began to turn

back of her head, speaking softly but firmly. "Don't look. Run.

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

and immediately took

but as they neared the end,

By then,

holding. Dragged along by Byron, she wasn't even sure how far they had run. Her lungs burned,

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