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

three days to fully recover from her

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

a smile after reviewing her test results. "You're four weeks pregnant." 'Pregnant? How

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

was gripped

up with the night she had been drugged

problem was, she had taken emergency contraception

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this

clearly shown on

29%

89%

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

And your report shows signs of a potential miscarriage. Thankfully, it's not serious. Just take

words sent Maeve's heart into a spiral. She

said..

walked absentmindedly, almost bumping into someone. Leaving

sat down, her face as pale as

baby had come so

ready to be a

vacant as she gently placed her hand on her flat stomach. It didn't even feel like there was a

was so unfamiliar,

run, but she

her phone, she

the instinctively pulled up Valda's number and

Sh this before. She'd I know

as soon as the thought crossed her mind,

almost forgotten that her family wasn't like

haven

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

could I tell Byron about this? It seems that he doesn't

stood up to leave, her steps were unsteady, as though she were walking on clouds. Passing by the park next to the hospital, Maeve noticed some small children playing in

they ran around like

help but

was doing, her face flushed with embarrassment. She quickly turned and

was sitting on the couch,

Ass

as he saw

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was calm, unreadable. "You went to

with a nod toward the small

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