The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 52

Maeve probably hadn't seen Byron tearing into people during the meeting earlier. It was a bloodbath, to put it mildly.

Otherwise, the planning director wouldn't have been acting like he'd just dodged a bullet, relieved that he wasn't the one getting chewed out.

Byron pressed his thin lips together and, seeing her chattering away, grabbed a slice of eggplant and popped it into her

mouth

"Shut up and eat," he said.

Maeve glared at him but swallowed the food. To her surprise, it didn't taste as bad as he'd made it out to be. It was actually quite refreshing and had a subtle sweetness,

After finishing her meal, Maeve headed to the restroom.

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Byron sent a message to Archer, telling him to prepare the materials needed for the afternoon meeting and send them to his phone.

Just then, a message from Karen popped up on his screen.

He swiped it away without much thought, but in his haste, he accidentally opened it.

Karen: [Byron, did you know your mother's coming back to the country today?]

Karen: Il saw her at a café near First Hospital. You've probably already met with her, right? I hope you two can have a good talk. Your mom really cares about you; she even asked someone to check in on how you're doing-l Karen:

Byron skimmed through the messages, his gaze lingering on the photo she had sent

In the photo, Alexis was sitting in a booth, with someone across from her holding a gold-edged bank card.

The person wasn't fully visible in the frame, just their hand and the silver ginkgo bracelet on their wrist. It looked familiar.

"Ding" Mae

"Maeve's phone, which she'd just placed on the table, suddenly lit up.

His thoughts interrupted. Byron's attention shifted to the screen

Valda: [Mr. Graves just told us that the 200 thousand dollars engagement gift can be paid back gradually. You can start by sending me 40 thousand dollars each month. That shouldn't be a problem for you, right?] Byron's dark eyes narrowed slightly.

a tissue from the table, and began wiping her hands.

crept into Byron's strikingly handsome face as he asked casually. "Did you see anyone today besides going home 10 make

to the Graves family to take care of some things, but after that... no,

else."

mention that Alexis had sought her

and son already was,

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in bringing it

Byron, her brief hesitation looked like she was

mother, Byron said, his

breath caught. She thought,

your maid and asked me a few questions about you. I know your relationship with her isn't grea, and I was

remained steady.

thought. If Alexis was only asking about me, why would she give her a card, and why would she

Maeve,

determined to keep something from him,

was unusually quiet

with Byron while helping him

something

Mcdaniel doesn't want me interacting with his mother, just

we are married'

and now he was icing her out as if she'd done something wrong. Her mood sank

Her moo

The

morning, after a restless night, Maeve got ready and left without even

had to report to work

Today, she had

a warm voice called out from behind her, "Good morning,

Alexa approaching in a sleek silver-gray suit. She smiled and nodded, "Good

Alex walked with

Alex

her into the building.

Since you're new and might not know your way around

Brown."

the twenty-first floor, and Alex led Maeve to an office at the end of the hallway, swiping

on this floor," Alex explained. "You'll need a card to get in and out, to make sure no unauthorized people can enter and potentially mess with or leak any of the designs." Maeve nodded, impressed. A top-tier fashion company really was on another level-she'd already been wowed several