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

tasks at hand, she decided to go to the hospital for

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

her mind went blank. Her lips parted, but no words

was gripped by panic and

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

was, she had taken emergency contraception afterward.

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are you sure this

clearly shown

29%

89%

been taking birth control pils, and I've been careful

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 take the prescribed medication and make sure to come

words sent Maeve's heart into a

said..

almost bumping into

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

had come so

ready to be

placed her hand on her flat stomach. It didn't

was so

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

her phone, she

pulled up Valda's number and

Sh this before. She'd I

thought crossed her

almost forgotten that her family wasn't

parents weren't a safe haven

tugged at at Macve's lips as she clutched her

could I tell Byron about this? It seems

stood up to leave, her steps were unsteady, as though

they ran around like little Smurfs, full of energy and

couldn't help but

she was doing, her face flushed

that Byron was sitting on the couch, working on

Ass

he saw

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unreadable. "You went to the hospital today?" Maeve's

with a nod toward the

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