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 small

discomfort, she

up late lately, did that interrupt my

experienced irregularities 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

too casually might offend

the far corner, Maeve sat down and accepted the menu

an

Karina remarked appreciatively, her gaze lingering

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"Bunks

she didn't dress casually just because it was

you know why we chose

thought for a moment. "Is it because my designs

"Yes, "Yes, but

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

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

Karina then

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.

that

The i

for for

symbol. That

came from 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. But it still outshines ever-blooming flowers and became Erancia's could be

on food not for her skills or education, but

polite

Maeve pressed

Suvin

"I think that's why

lips together thoughtfully, then asked with a smile, "Can I ask

and there was

her was what drove Suvin Group to

that, a flicker of

it's a sensitive subject, you can pretend I

Suvin Group's founder once lost a

heart clenched, as if something

and then said, "Suvin Group's