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 fully

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

congratulations," the doctor said with a smile after reviewing her test results.

froze, her entire body stiffening as her mind went blank. Her lips parted,

was gripped by panic

math, the timing lined up with the night she had been drugged and

had taken emergency contraception afterward. Sat, Oct

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sure this

"It's clearly shown on

29%

89%

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

"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

a spiral. She wasn't sure what to

said..

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

pale as paper as the doctor's

had come so

ready to be

flat stomach. It

sensation was so unfamiliar,

her, and she wanted to run, but she didn't

her phone,

instinctively pulled up Valda's number

Sh this before. She'd I know what to

the thought crossed her mind, she stopped herself

almost forgotten that her family wasn't like other

safe haven or a

bitter smile tugged at at Macve's lips

tell Byron about this?

were unsteady, as though she

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

help but

her face flushed with

that Byron was sitting on the couch, working

Ass

as he saw her, Maeve's nerves

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unreadable. "You went to the hospital today?" Maeve's

gestured with a nod toward the small chalkboard sitting on

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