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.

only a small spot of blood

other than the initial discomfort, she

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

experienced irregularities before, but this felt a bit

a hospital appointment. After washing her face, Maeve looked at the pink diamond earrings

too casually might offend the principal who had been immersed

the window in the far corner, Maeve sat down and accepted the menu handed to her by

an icecream float

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

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"Bunks for the

casually just because it was

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

because my designs align with Suvin Group's

"Yes, "Yes, but not

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

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

Karina then

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 one

thought that Karina would

The i

for that

symbol. That

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

skills or

polite

Maeve pressed

Suvin

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

smile, "Can I ask why Suvin Group goes

in money or fame, and there was no need for

what drove Suvin Group to continue this

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

it's a sensitive subject, you can

because Suvin Group's founder

heart clenched, as if something sharp had

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