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.

was only

initial discomfort, she didn't feel any abdominal or

been staying up late lately, did that interrupt

irregularities before, but this felt a

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

had a meeting with the principal of the Suvin Group today, and dressing too casually might offend the principal who had been immersed in the

the far corner, Maeve sat down

ordered an icecream float

lingering on Maeve's earrings. "It seems Suvin Group made

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"Bunks for the

dress casually just because it was a simple

we chose you,

it because my designs align with

smiled. "Yes, "Yes, but not

they're still developing-not yet at a point where we have

a little surprised. "Then why did you choose

Karina then

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 never thought that Karina would

The i

for for

symbol. That

in the snow and fades in less

for her skills or education, but

polite

Maeve pressed

Suvin

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

with a smile, "Can I ask why Suvin Group goes

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

what drove Suvin Group to

mention of that, a flicker of

you can pretend I didn't

shook her head and sighed. "There's nothing I can't say. It's because Suvin Group's founder

heart clenched, as if something sharp

and then said, "Suvin