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 recover

decided to go to the hospital for

a smile after reviewing her test results. "You're four weeks pregnant." 'Pregnant? How could that

stiffening as her mind went blank. Her

heart was gripped by panic and

up with the

was, she had taken

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sure this isn't a mistake?" she

answered. "It's clearly shown on

29%

89%

birth control pils, and

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

into a spiral. She wasn't sure what

said..

bumping into

pale as

had come

ready to

her hand on her flat stomach.

so unfamiliar, so

she wanted to run, but

out her phone,

been through the instinctively pulled up Valda's number

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

soon as the thought crossed her

her family

parents weren't a safe haven or

lips as she clutched

am I going to do? How could I tell Byron about

numb. When she finally stood up to leave, her steps were unsteady, as though she were walking on clouds. Passing by the park next to the

smiles innocent, and they ran around like little Smurfs, full

couldn't help

was doing, her face flushed with embarrassment. She

apartment, she noticed that Byron was sitting on

Ass

he saw her, Maeve's

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gaze was calm, unreadable. "You went to

a nod toward the small chalkboard sitting

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