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

initial discomfort, she didn't feel any abdominal or leg

up late lately, did that

experienced irregularities before, but this felt a

wait until she could make a hospital

a meeting with the principal of the Suvin Group today, and dressing too casually might offend the principal

far corner, Maeve sat down and accepted the menu handed

an icecream float

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

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"Bunks for

casually just because

why we chose you, Ms. Reese!"

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

smiled. "Yes, "Yes, but not

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

the bluntness, just a little surprised. "Then why

Karina then

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

never thought that Karina would notice

The i

for that t

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

not for her skills

usually polite smile

Maeve pressed

Suvin

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

ask why Suvin Group goes to

wasn't lacking in money or fame, and there was no need for a publicity stunt by doing

was what drove Suvin

of that, a flicker of

it's a sensitive subject, you can pretend I didn't

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

as if something sharp

a moment and then said, "Suvin