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

took Maeve two or three days to fully recover from

to go to the hospital for a checkup,

test results. "You're four weeks pregnant." 'Pregnant?

her entire body stiffening as her mind went blank. Her lips parted, but no

heart was gripped by

lined up with the

problem was, she had taken emergency contraception

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this

shown on the report. There's

29%

89%

taking birth control pils, and I've been careful

effective. It's rare, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. And your report shows signs of a potential miscarriage. Thankfully,

heart into a spiral. She

said..

bumping into someone.

sat down, her face as pale as paper as the doctor's words replayed in

baby had come

ready to

hand on her flat stomach. It didn't even feel like there was

sensation was so unfamiliar,

her, and she wanted to run, but she didn't know where to

her phone, she

been through the instinctively pulled up

Sh this before. She'd I know what to do, she

the thought crossed her mind, she stopped herself

her

haven

at Macve's lips as she clutched her phone, feeling utterly

How could I tell Byron about this? It seems

legs went numb. When she finally stood up to leave, her steps were unsteady,

they ran around like little Smurfs, full

help

doing, her face flushed with embarrassment. She quickly turned

was sitting on the couch, working on his

Ass

as he saw her,

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keyboard. His gaze was calm, unreadable. "You went to the hospital today?" Maeve's heart lifted

with a nod toward the small chalkboard sitting on

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