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Maeve's arm ached slightly, and she furrowed her brow, retorting. "What does it matter to you who I live next to? Your precious Karen is still waiting for you. I don't need your concern here."
"Maeve, stop trying to provoke me," Byron uttered with a chilling tone, his eyes glinting ominously. "Reject him, do you hear me?"
"Why should I listen to you? What right do you have to control me?"
His grip on Maeve's arm was unyielding. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't break free. Annoyed, she snapped,
"Let go
Byron grabbed her shoulders, forcing her to face him. He took a glance at Alex, who looked puzzled inside the car, but his words were directed at Maeve. "You'd better do as I say, or I'll kiss you right in front of him. Do you believe I won't?" he hissed under his breath. How shameless. Maeve exclaimed internally. Her face flushed with anger, and she felt a strong urge to bite him. Then, her rage turned into a laugh. Fine, if you're not afraid of him thinking we're involved in an incestuous relationship, then go ahead.
Byron was momentarily at a loss for words, his expression freezing and growing even colder. "You think I won't?"
At that moment, Alex, sensing something was amiss, stepped out of the car and asked with a frown, "Is everything okay?"
Maeve quickly seized the chance before Byron could speak. "Alex, my uncle is afraid that my aunt will find out about his womanizing ways, so he's pressuring me to keep it a secret"
Byron's face darkened instantly at the mention of "womanizing
when have I ever sought out other
me go now? I promise I'll keep your secret, and your
his
realized what was happening. "Mr. Reese, it's wrong to pursue other women when you're
seems so proper and
pulling her closer. He leaned in and whispered in her
a hand tightening around Maeve's neck, deflating her resistance instantly. "Are you
I return, you'll face the consequences." Byron loosened hist grip on Maeve,
was using it as leverage against her. Why can he be intimate with Karen, while
did your uncle say to you?" Alex asked with concern. "Did he threaten you to
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smile as she replied, "No, he just wants me
a ride and take you to
Otherwise, I'd feel too embarrassed to go with
I won't fight
vintage apartment. Perhaps it was because she had been away for too
sell it to her after the divorce. Suddenly recalling something. Maeve quickly walked to the terrace. To her surprise, the vegetables she
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