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.

night had passed, and there was only a

initial discomfort, she didn't feel any

up late lately, did that interrupt my

irregularities before, but this felt a bit more

have to wait until she could make a hospital appointment.

had a meeting with the principal of the Suvin Group today, and dressing too casually might offend the principal who had been immersed in

the far corner, Maeve sat

an icecream

remarked appreciatively, her gaze lingering on Maeve's

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modestly "Bunks for the

casually just because it

we chose

a moment. "Is it because

"Yes, "Yes,

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

just a little surprised. "Then why did

Karina then

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. She thought no one

never thought that Karina would notice

The i

for for

That got

some reflection I did on the snowella flower," Maeve admitted with a soft laugh. That flower only blooms in the snow and fades in less than half a season.

her family on food not for her skills or

polite

Maeve pressed

Suvin

think that's

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

money or fame, and there was no need for

what drove Suvin Group to

that, a flicker of sadness passed through Karina's

sensitive subject, you can pretend I didn't ask."

founder once lost a daughter, and she didn't want that

as if something sharp had

and then said,