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.

had passed, and there was only a small spot of blood on

other than the initial discomfort, she didn't

been staying up late lately, did

this felt a bit more

have to wait until she could make a hospital appointment. After washing her face, Maeve looked at the pink diamond

offend the principal who had been immersed in the fashion world

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

ordered an icecream

your outfit today is striking," Karina remarked appreciatively, her gaze lingering on Maeve's earrings. "It seems Suvin

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modestly "Bunks

casually just because it was

we chose

because my designs

"Yes, "Yes,

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

wasn't offended by the bluntness, just a

Karina then

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 that Karina would

The i

for that

That

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 it still outshines ever-blooming flowers and became Erancia's could be

skills or education, but simply because she

usually polite

Maeve pressed

Suvin

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

a smile, "Can I ask

wasn't lacking in money or fame, and there was no need for

was what drove

that, a flicker of sadness passed through

a sensitive subject, you can pretend I didn't ask." Maeve

founder once lost a daughter, and she didn't

clenched, as if something sharp had

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