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

Maeve two or three days to fully recover from her drunken

the tasks at hand, she decided to go to the hospital for a

Reese, congratulations," the doctor said with a smile after reviewing her test results. "You're four weeks pregnant."

her mind went blank. Her lips

heart was gripped by

the math, the timing lined up with the night she had been

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

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this isn't

clearly shown on

29%

89%

birth control pils, and I've been careful

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 medication and make sure to come back for regular

Maeve's heart into a spiral.

said..

almost bumping

pale as paper

baby had

wasn't ready to be

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

was so unfamiliar, so

her, and she wanted to run, but

out her

pulled up Valda's number and almost hit

I

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

forgotten that her family

haven or a

lips as she clutched her phone, feeling

I going to do? How could I tell Byron about this? It

ages, until her legs went numb. When she finally stood up to leave, her steps were unsteady, as though she were

and they ran around like little Smurfs, full of energy

help but

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

the apartment, she noticed that Byron was sitting on

Ass

saw her, Maeve's

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

the small

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