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

or three days to

to the hospital for a checkup, worried that staying up all night would eventually break

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

stiffening as her mind went blank. Her lips parted, but

gripped

the timing lined up with the night she had been drugged and sought

taken

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you sure this isn't a mistake?"

"It's clearly shown on the report.

29%

89%

been taking birth control pils, and I've been careful every time since. How could this still

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 back for

a spiral. She wasn't sure what to

said..

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

pale as paper as

baby had

ready to

was vacant as she gently placed her hand on her flat stomach.

so unfamiliar, so

to run, but she didn't know where to

her phone, she

instinctively pulled up Valda's number and

before. She'd I know what

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

forgotten that her family wasn't

a safe haven or a

Macve's lips as she clutched her

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

were unsteady, as though she were walking on clouds. Passing by the park next to the hospital, Maeve

voices were soft and sweet, their smiles innocent, and they ran around like little Smurfs,

help

when she realized what she was doing, her face flushed

at the apartment, she noticed that Byron was

Ass

as he saw her, Maeve's nerves

Chapter 185

"You went to the hospital today?" Maeve's heart

the small

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