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

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

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

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

gripped by panic and

timing lined up with the

the problem was, she had taken emergency contraception

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are you sure this isn't a mistake?" she

shown on the

29%

89%

birth control pils, and I've

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

into a spiral.

said..

almost bumping into someone. Leaving

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

baby had come so

to be

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

was so unfamiliar,

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

out her phone, she

pulled up Valda's number and almost hit

She'd I know what to do,

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

forgotten that her family wasn't like

haven or a

lips as she clutched her phone, feeling

do? How could I tell Byron about this?

When she finally stood up to leave, her steps were unsteady, as though

and they

help

when she realized what she was doing, her face flushed with embarrassment. She quickly turned

at the apartment, she noticed that Byron was sitting on the couch, working on his

Ass

saw

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gaze was calm, unreadable. "You went to the hospital today?" Maeve's heart lifted inmediately.

the small chalkboard sitting on her

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