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 the hospital for a checkup, worried that staying up all night

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

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

was gripped by

up with the night she had been

she had taken emergency

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you sure this isn't a mistake?"

clearly shown on the report. There's no

29%

89%

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

your report shows signs of a potential miscarriage. Thankfully, it's not serious. Just take the prescribed medication and make sure to come

into a

said..

bumping into someone. Leaving

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

baby had

ready to be a

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

so

run, but she

her

the instinctively pulled up Valda's number

She'd I know what to do, she

the thought crossed her

almost forgotten that her family wasn't like

a safe haven or a source

at Macve's lips as she clutched her phone, feeling

I tell Byron about this? It seems

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 walking on clouds. Passing by the park next

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

help

doing, her face flushed with embarrassment. She quickly

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

Ass

saw

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Byron's fingers paused on the keyboard. His gaze was calm, unreadable. "You went to the hospital today?" Maeve's heart

a nod toward the small chalkboard

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