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

she'd finished the tasks at hand, she decided to go to the hospital for a checkup, worried that staying up

smile after reviewing her test results.

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

heart was gripped by

the night

was, she had taken emergency contraception

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

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

29%

89%

birth control pils, and

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

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

said..

you, doctor," she walked absentmindedly, almost bumping into

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

had

ready to be

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

so unfamiliar, so

terrified her, and she wanted to run, but she

out her

the instinctively pulled up Valda's number and

Sh this before. She'd I know what to do,

crossed her mind, she stopped herself and quickly hung

that her family wasn't like other

safe haven or a source of

at at Macve's lips

am I going to do? How could I tell Byron about this? It seems that he doesn't like children..." she

on 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 walking on clouds. Passing by the park next to

and sweet, their smiles innocent, and they ran around like

help

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

was sitting on the couch, working on his

Ass

he saw

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paused on the keyboard. His gaze was calm, unreadable. "You went to

with a nod toward the

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