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

two or three days to fully recover from

finished the tasks at hand, she decided to go to the hospital for a checkup, worried that staying up

congratulations," the doctor said with a smile after reviewing her test results. "You're four weeks pregnant." 'Pregnant? How could that

froze, her entire body stiffening as her mind went blank. Her lips parted, but no words came out

gripped by panic and

the

taken emergency contraception afterward.

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this isn't

answered. "It's clearly shown on the

29%

89%

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

pills aren't 100% effective. It's rare, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. And your report shows signs of

Maeve's heart into a spiral. She wasn't sure what to

said..

doctor," she walked absentmindedly, almost bumping into someone.

and sat down, her face as pale as

had

to be a

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

was so unfamiliar, so

she wanted to run,

her phone, she

up

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

soon as the thought crossed her mind, she stopped herself

forgotten that her family wasn't like

weren't a safe haven or

at at Macve's lips as she clutched her phone,

could I tell Byron about

sat on the bench for what felt like ages, until her legs went numb. When she finally stood up to leave, her steps were unsteady, as though she were walking on

they ran around like little Smurfs, full

couldn't help

her face flushed with embarrassment. She quickly turned and

she noticed that Byron was

Ass

he saw her,

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Byron's fingers paused on the keyboard. His gaze was calm, unreadable. "You went to the hospital today?" Maeve's heart lifted inmediately. "How did you

the small chalkboard sitting on

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