The Heir's Secret Bride

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Chapter 183

She didn't even know why he had so much energy, especially after just returning from a business trip.

It was as if he hadn't done anything in the past hour or so.

But that was something she only dared to dwell on in her mind.

Maeve hurriedly rolled out of bed, wrapping a thin blanket around herself as she headed to the bathroom.

Her instincts were right-she had gotten her period.

A deeper blush crept over her face as she associated it

it with the earlier events.

She changed out of her stained panties, took a shower, and slipped into her pajamas.

When she emerged, she saw Byron approaching with a cold expression, a touch of unsatisfied frustration still lingering on

his brow.

He l looked like a beast that hadn't gotten enough sleep and had been rudely awakened-exuding an aura of danger.

Maeve felt an urge to laugh but restrained herself for the sake of her own wellbeing.

"Come in and help me shave," Byron said gruffly before walking into the bathroom.

Maeve suppressed a smile and followed him, deciding not to turn him down since he was still in that mood.

As it turned out, men's words were unreliable.

Byron hac

had said he was going to shave, but he hadn't mentioned that he wouldn't try anything else.

There were always a hundred ways to stir up a little fun, even if they didn't go all the way.

The next

t morning, Maeve woke up to find that her period was unusually light.

there was only a small spot of

the initial discomfort, she didn't feel

did that interrupt my period?' she

experienced irregularities before, but this felt

with it now, and she'd have to wait until she could make a hospital appointment. After washing

the principal of the Suvin Group today, and dressing too casually might offend the principal who had been immersed in the fashion world for years. She

later, inside Sunset Cafe, at the table by the window in the far corner, Maeve sat down and accepted the menu handed to her by Karina Lemos, the principal

ordered an icecream float

is striking," Karina remarked appreciatively, her gaze lingering on

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modestly "Bunks for the

she didn't dress casually just

why we chose you, Ms. Reese!" Karina asked

a moment. "Is it because my designs

"Yes,

indeed unique and full of energy, but they're still developing-not yet at

by the bluntness, just a little surprised. "Then why did you

Karina then

was the most vibrant of the three. You breathed life into that gown, like a withered leaf finding its way back to life. And that's how we saw you-as a designer. Maeve's eyes changed slightly.

thought that Karina would

The i

for for

That

admitted with a soft laugh. That flower only blooms in the snow and fades in less than half a season. But it still outshines ever-blooming flowers and became

not for her skills or education, but

usually polite smile

Maeve pressed

Suvin

genuine. "I think that's

together thoughtfully, then asked with a smile, "Can I ask why Suvin Group goes

wasn't lacking in money or fame, and there was no need for a

intrigued her was what drove Suvin Group to continue this

that, a flicker of sadness passed through Karina's brown

a sensitive subject, you can

Suvin Group's founder once lost a daughter, and she didn't want that kind of pain to

clenched, as if something sharp had pierced

moment and then said, "Suvin Group's founder must have been a