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

the initial discomfort, she didn't

did that interrupt my period?'

but this felt a

it now, and she'd have to wait until she could make a hospital appointment. After washing her face, Maeve looked

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

at the table by the window in the far corner, Maeve sat down and accepted the menu handed

an

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

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"Bunks for the

just because it was a simple

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

for a moment. "Is it because my designs align

"Yes,

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

by the bluntness, just a little

Karina then

into that gown, like a withered leaf finding its way back to life.

never thought that Karina would notice

The i

for for that t

symbol. That got

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 like that, becoming something precious, even only for a

not for her skills or education, but simply because

polite

Maeve pressed

Suvin

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

then asked with a smile, "Can I ask

lacking in money or fame, and there was no need for a publicity stunt by

what drove

the mention of that, a flicker

subject, you can

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

if something sharp

a moment and then said, "Suvin