The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 184

Chapter 185

The scene Maeve had imagined didn't happen after all.

In t

the

end, Maeve finished the glass of water that had been sitting half-full on the table, though in a rather different way. After everything was said and done, Byron carried Maeve, who was nearly drenched up to her collar, to the bathroom.

She leaned against him, breathless, feeling even more exhausted and sleepy than if she'd just 5 miles.

Like a fish lying on a chopping board, casually waiting to be desciled or made into soup, she didn't even have the strength to flick her tail and struggle. Afterward, she was cleaned up and and tucked under the covers.

Still

not

fully

sober, and after spending so much time in the hot, cramped bathroom, Maeve's head was spinning. I'm dizzy," Maeve murmured.

"Byron, I'm

turned off the lights and walked over to her, his tone calm and measured. "Are you going to drink again?" I shook hook her head. "No more"

eve frowned and

The tight feeling in her stomach hadn't eased even now.

Byron lay down beside

her, pulling her into his arms as if out of habit. His hand rested gently on her back, patting softly eyes clo closed, sleep beginning to take hold.

Maeve nuzzled into into his chest with her

"What were you so upset about today?" Byron asked suddenly.

On the verge of of sleep, Mae Maeve answered hazily, "When are you going to... divorce me?"

Her voice grew quieter and quieter, f

fading into a weak, barely audible whisper.

But Byron heard it clearly. The softness in his eyes vanished in an instant, replaced by a cold, heavy silence.

'Have I been too kind to her lately and spoiled her too much? How dare she ask for a divorce?' he thought.

This time, it tool

days to fully

hand, she decided to go to the hospital for a checkup, worried that staying up all

a smile after reviewing her test results. "You're four weeks

blank. Her lips parted, but no

was gripped by

math, the timing lined up with the night she had been drugged

she had taken emergency contraception afterward. Sat,

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this isn't a

shown on the report. There's

29%

89%

pursed her dry lips. "But I've been taking birth control pils, and I've been careful every time

your report shows signs of a potential miscarriage. Thankfully, it's not serious. Just take the prescribed medication and make sure to come back

words sent Maeve's heart into a spiral. She

said..

walked absentmindedly, almost bumping into someone. Leaving the the

as pale as paper

baby had

wasn't ready to be

her flat stomach. It didn't even feel like there was a life growing

so unfamiliar, so

wanted to run,

her phone, she

up Valda's number and almost

I know what to

the thought crossed her mind, she stopped herself and

had almost forgotten that her family wasn't like

a safe haven or

bitter smile tugged at at Macve's lips as she clutched her

going to do? How could I tell Byron about this? It seems that he doesn't like

stood up to leave, her steps were unsteady, as though she were walking on clouds. Passing by

and they ran around like little Smurfs, full of energy and

couldn't help

realized what she was doing, her face flushed with embarrassment. She quickly

at the apartment, she noticed that Byron was sitting on the couch, working

Ass

saw her, Maeve's nerves

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paused on the keyboard. His gaze was calm, unreadable. "You went to the hospital today?" Maeve's heart lifted inmediately. "How did you

toward the

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