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 recover from

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

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

Her lips parted, but no words

was gripped by panic and

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

problem was, she had taken emergency contraception afterward. Sat, Oct

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sure this isn't a mistake?" she

doctor answered. "It's clearly shown on the report. There's

29%

89%

birth control pils,

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

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

said..

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

sat down, her face as pale as paper as the doctor's words replayed

baby had come

ready to

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

was so unfamiliar, so

and she wanted to run,

out her

the instinctively pulled up Valda's number and almost hit

I know what

as soon as the thought crossed her mind, she

forgotten that her family wasn't like

weren't a safe haven

at Macve's lips as

am I going to do? How could I tell Byron about this? It seems that he

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

they ran around like little Smurfs, full of energy and

couldn't help but

her face flushed with embarrassment.

was sitting on the couch, working

Ass

as he saw her, Maeve's

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gaze was calm, unreadable. "You went to the hospital

the small chalkboard sitting on

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