The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 149

Marve set the food on the table before responding to Alexis. "Your son made this dish.".

Alexis frowned. "What are you talking about!"

How could Byron possibly cook?" she thought

Just then. Byron walked out of the kitchen with the final dish, his sleeves rolled up, revealing a slender arm still damp from washing.

Seeing Alexis sitting there with a visibly shocked look, he frowned slightly and spoke in a calm, distant voice. "What brings you here?"

His overly indifferent tone made Alexis heart ache a liule. She forced a smile. "You don't come home often, so I wanted to check on how you've been. I also brought some of Maria's best desserts for you." "I'm not a child anymore. You don't need to go to such trouble, Byron said.

The atmosphere grew cold in an instant.

Alexis stood there, a rare trace of disappointment crossing her usually dignified and composed face.

It was unclear if it was due to Byron's coldness or the fact that hed prepared a meal but hadn't even considered inviting her, his own mother, to join him.

Maeve, though aware that Byron and Alexis didn't have a good relationship, hadn't realized it was this strained,

There was nothing between them but formality-none of the warmth or closeness one would expect between family members.

They were more like distant acquaintances than mother and son,

Alexis took a steadying breath, gripping her handbag tightly before asking. I haven't had dinner yet. Would you mind if I stayed and joined you?"

Byron's eyes flickered with brief surprise at her words.

In the past, Alexis would've made a polite excuse and left, never offering to stay for a meal.

She often expressed her desire to be close to him but only through words, never action.

Though he was surprised, Byron's expression remained unchanged. He said calmly, "Maeve did most of the cooking, so it's not my place to decide. You should ask her." Maeve blinked, caught off guard.

it be that he heard what Alexis said to me just now,

to respond that way either. Her eyes, filled with complex emotions, turned to Maeve.

Alexis had hesitated, wanting

connect with her son but unsure

mother who truly wanted to care for him. "Feel free to make yourself at home if you like," Maeve said, her tone polite but not

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at

was unusually

every intention of trying to ease the tension with Byron, occasionally offering him food with the communal fork and whispering

she found herself extraordinarily happy

had shared a

she gave Byron a dish, it ended

smile faded from

I hated 177/ doing

bite of my food? But I'm his

dishes piling up in her bowl and couldn't help but say to Byron,

turning his hand to place a peeled shrimp

wanting to complain for the sake of the shrimp, turned her head and saw Alexis looking upset across the table. A thought suddenly occurred to her. Maeve knew why Byron wasn't eating

even think he was purposely trying to

you just satisfying your craving for seafood by piling

you have the nerve to say you're

blame me?" Maeve shot back, taking a bite of a crab leg. "The truth is that you need

second and then blinked in confusion. "Why didn't you ever tell us about your stomach issues?" she asked. The dishes she had just given him were

this and had even silently

hands before answering Alexis in a quiet tone. "It's just a minor issue,

in Alexis'

to the Medaniel family, and how they had all

at the time, he

she saw him vomiting in the

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to wonder if he was someone who