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 hospital for a checkup, worried

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

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

gripped by panic

the night she had been drugged and

problem was, she had taken emergency contraception

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are you sure this isn't a

"It's clearly shown on the report.

29%

89%

taking birth control pils, and I've been careful every

wasn't very old, responded kindly, "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

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

said..

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

down, her face as pale as paper as

had come

wasn't ready to be

as she gently placed her hand on her flat stomach. It didn't even feel

sensation was so

run, but she didn't know where

her

up Valda's number and almost

She'd I know what to do, she

the thought crossed her mind, she stopped herself and

forgotten that her family wasn't like

haven or a

Macve's lips as she

Byron about this? It seems

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 clouds.

smiles innocent, and they ran around like

couldn't help but

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

Byron was sitting on the couch,

Ass

as he saw

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calm, unreadable. "You went to the

gestured with a nod toward the

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