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.

and there was only a small spot of

other than the initial discomfort, she

lately, did that interrupt my

before, but this felt a bit more

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

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

Maeve sat down and accepted the menu handed to her

an icecream

appreciatively, her gaze lingering on Maeve's earrings. "It seems Suvin

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"Bunks for the

casually just because it

why we chose

thought for a moment. "Is it because my designs align with

"Yes, "Yes,

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

a little surprised. "Then why did you choose

Karina then

"The evening gown you designed for Princess Flora-the one inspired by the snowella flower-had the fewest jewel embellishments, but it 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. She thought no

that Karina would

The i

for that t

symbol. That got

the snow and fades in less than half a

because of her family on food not for her skills or education, but simply

usually polite

Maeve pressed

Suvin

that's why

a smile, "Can I ask why Suvin Group goes to such lengths to support disadvantaged

there was

was what drove Suvin Group to continue this

flicker of sadness passed through Karina's brown

you can pretend

It's because Suvin Group's founder once lost a daughter, and she

as if something sharp had

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