The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 49

After the nurse left, Marve slowly pulled the blanket down, her eyes darting nervously as she asked Byron, "Sorry, did I accidentally touch your wound just now?" Byron flexed his slightly uncomfortable right hand and replied calmly. "No."

In truth, she hadn't touched his wound, but the softest part of he had brushed against his chest, and that spot was still

W111.

He picked up the remote control and said casually, "If you're scared, we can stop watching."

Maeve felt her ears heat up. I wasn't scared, just startled by the knocking!"

She thought. Who won't be freaked out when the movie and reality seem to blur for a moment? But of course, he remains completely unshaken from start to finish. Byron just hummed i in response, letting her be.

The movie continued, and the two remaining characters in the lodge didn't open the door. The knocking soon stopped.

Just when Maeve was bracing herself for another death or disappearance, the two characters suddenly started rolling around on the carpet.

The sounds of their heavy breathing and moaning filled the room, amplified by the high-quality sound system, making the atmosphere uncomfortably warm. Maeve's eyes widened, and her mind went blank for a moment. The next second, the screen went dark

see

expression, which had turned like storm was brewing. His was furrowed

Ray His voice was low and filled with icy anger. He thought. What kind of trash has Ray put on that USB drive?" Maeve didn't catch what he said. Trying to ease the awkwardness, she forced a laugh and said, "The director of this movie. sure is... creative-combining um... ou

.."

romance, suspense, horror,

and

elements. It's really... unique."

She thought, Unique, my foot. What a mess! If you're going to make a horror film, make a proper horror film-resorting to cheap, attention-grabbing scenes like that is just plain awful!

"You seem nervous," "Byron observed, his gaze fixed on Maeve. He noticed how the tips of her ears had turned a deep red. His throat suddenly felt dry.

Me?" Maeve stammered. "You're overthinking it. I might get nervous watching something like this with someone else, but with

married, after all. We're so familiar with

could move, Byron's hand suddenly gripped

finish her sentence, Byron cupped her chin and kissed her, swallowing

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Chapter 49

dominating kiss.

П

in shock and

of hurting his wound. Her hesitation left

that even with only one hand, Byron could

close that there was no space between them, she could feel the heat radiating from his body,

Byron finally released her, though he didn't move away. He rested his forehead against

cheeks flushed. Her eyes were hazy, almost misty, and she

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and a flicker of satisfaction passed through his eyes. Once their breathing steadied, Marve couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Mr. Mcdaniel, why did you kiss me just her kissing was something intimate, meant for for lovers or couples with a real

they were technically married, there was no real bond between them. She thought.

question, the darkness in

swallowed, then responded casually, "Aren't we supposed to be familiar with each other? Is a goodnight kiss really

that, but our relationship at

If

in name, and you're not nervous

Byron's

to keep having this conversation

froze, suddenly understanding

any other men before, but she understood enough

red, and she was too flustered

Help me

She was left speechless.

and helped Byron lie back down, then quickly

under the blanket sin her bed and said lazily.

be embarrassed about

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