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 blood

discomfort, she didn't feel any abdominal or leg

did that

before, but this

time to deal with it now, and she'd have to wait until she could make a hospital appointment. After washing her face, Maeve looked at the pink diamond earrings on her earlobes, reaching up to adjust

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

the far corner, Maeve sat down and accepted the menu handed to her by Karina Lemos, the principal of

an

Reese, your outfit today is striking," Karina remarked appreciatively, her gaze lingering

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didn't dress casually just

you know why we chose

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

smiled. "Yes, "Yes,

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

the bluntness, just a little surprised.

Karina then

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 one had noticed the thinking she had subtly hidden in that

thought that Karina would

The i

for for that

symbol. That

That flower only blooms in the snow and fades in less than half a season.

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

polite

Maeve pressed

Suvin

that's why we chose

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

or fame, and there was no need for

drove Suvin Group

a flicker

subject, you can

sighed. "There's nothing I can't say. It's because Suvin Group's founder once lost a daughter, and she didn't want that

as if something sharp had pierced

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