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

two or three days to fully

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

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

as her mind went blank. Her

gripped

lined up with the

she had taken emergency contraception afterward.

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sure this

answered. "It's clearly shown on the report. There's no

29%

89%

birth control pils, and I've been careful every time since. How could this

kindly, "Contraceptive pills aren't 100% effective. It's rare, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. And your report shows signs of a potential miscarriage. Thankfully, it's not serious. Just take the prescribed medication and make sure to

doctor's words sent Maeve's heart into a

said..

absentmindedly, almost bumping into someone.

down, her face as pale as paper as the doctor's

baby had

to

gaze was vacant as she gently placed her hand on her flat stomach. It didn't even feel

was so unfamiliar, so

to run, but

her phone, she

the instinctively pulled up Valda's

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

crossed her mind, she stopped

almost forgotten that her family wasn't like

a safe haven

bitter smile tugged at at Macve's lips as she

to do? How could I tell Byron about this? It

stood up to leave, her steps were unsteady, as though she were walking on clouds. Passing by the park next to the hospital, Maeve noticed some small children playing in the

they ran around like little Smurfs, full of energy and

help

what she was doing, her face flushed with

that Byron was sitting on the couch, working on

Ass

as he saw her,

Chapter 185

gaze was calm, unreadable. "You

nod toward the small chalkboard sitting

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