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

days to fully recover

to go to the hospital for a

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

blank. Her lips parted, but no words came out for a

was gripped

math, the timing lined up with the night

was, she had taken

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this isn't a mistake?"

shown on the

29%

89%

lips. "But I've been taking birth control pils, and I've been careful every time since. How

"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

heart into a spiral. She

said..

walked absentmindedly, almost bumping

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

baby had come so

to

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

so unfamiliar,

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

out her

up Valda's

She'd I know

the thought crossed her mind,

forgotten that her family wasn't like

parents weren't a safe haven or

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

to do? How could I tell Byron about this? It seems that he doesn't like children..."

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

innocent, and they ran around like little

couldn't help but

what she was doing, her face flushed with embarrassment. She

that Byron was

Ass

saw her, Maeve's nerves

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

gestured with a nod toward the small

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