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

Maeve two or three days to fully recover from her drunken

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

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

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

heart was gripped by

with the night she had been drugged and sought out

had taken emergency contraception afterward. Sat,

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you sure this isn't a mistake?" she

clearly shown on the

29%

89%

her dry lips. "But I've been taking birth control pils, and

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

heart into a spiral.

said..

doctor," she walked absentmindedly, almost bumping

a bench and sat down, her face as pale as paper as the doctor's words

had come

ready to be

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

was so unfamiliar,

and she wanted to run,

her phone, she

through the instinctively pulled up Valda's number

She'd I know what to

as the thought crossed her mind, she stopped herself and quickly

had almost forgotten that her family

weren't a safe haven or a source

lips as she clutched

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

ages, until her legs went numb. When she finally stood up to leave, her steps were unsteady, as though she were walking on clouds.

sweet, their smiles innocent, and they ran around like little Smurfs, full of energy

help but

she was doing, her face

at the apartment, she noticed that Byron was sitting on the couch, working

Ass

saw

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was calm, unreadable. "You went to the hospital

gestured with a nod toward the small chalkboard sitting on her

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