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

the initial discomfort, she didn't

staying up late lately, did that interrupt my period?'

but this felt a bit more

have to wait until she could make a hospital appointment. After washing

offend the principal who had been immersed in the fashion world

hour later, inside Sunset Cafe, at the table by the window in the far corner, Maeve sat

an icecream float

today is striking," Karina remarked appreciatively, her gaze lingering on Maeve's earrings. "It seems Suvin Group made the right choice

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smiled modestly "Bunks for the

just because it

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

because my designs align

smiled. "Yes, "Yes,

but they're still developing-not

by the bluntness, just a

Karina then

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

thought that

The i

for for

That

Maeve admitted with a soft laugh. That flower only blooms in the snow and fades in less than half a season. But

family on food not for her skills or education, but

polite smile

Maeve pressed

Suvin

genuine. "I think that's why we chose you," Karina

I ask

and there was no need for a

what drove Suvin Group

a flicker of sadness

a sensitive subject, you can

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

clenched, as if something sharp had

a moment and then said,