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

she'd finished the tasks at hand, she decided to go to the hospital for a checkup, worried that staying up all night would eventually break

reviewing her test

Her lips parted, but no words came out for

was gripped

the timing lined up with the night she had

was, she had taken emergency contraception afterward. Sat,

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this isn't

"It's clearly shown on

29%

89%

birth control pils,

doctor, noticing she wasn't very old, responded 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

words sent Maeve's heart into a spiral. She wasn't sure

said..

you, doctor," she walked absentmindedly, almost bumping into someone. Leaving the

pale as paper as the doctor's words replayed in

baby had

wasn't ready to

as she gently placed her hand on her flat stomach. It didn't even feel like there was a

was so unfamiliar, so

she wanted to run, but she didn't

her phone,

instinctively pulled up

She'd I know what to do,

as the thought crossed her mind, she stopped

had almost forgotten that her family wasn't like

parents weren't a safe haven or a source of

at Macve's lips

do? How could I tell Byron about this?

steps were unsteady,

voices were soft and sweet, their smiles innocent, and they ran

couldn't help

she realized what she was doing, her face flushed

noticed that Byron was sitting on the

Ass

as he saw her, Maeve's

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calm, unreadable. "You went

nod toward the small chalkboard sitting on

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