The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 196

"Wait, I really didn't do it. Maeve's face was pale, and she looked helpless. T just got here and found out..." Before she could finish her sentence, Alexis's sharp slap struck her face.

"Shut up" Alexis glared at her with disgust. "If anything happens to Gilbert, just wait to pay with your life."

Maeve was struck sideways, her hair falling messily against her fished check, the imprint of the slap clearly visible.

A wave of unprecedented humiliation washed over her, making her eyes burn with unshed tears.

The butler quickly brought in the medical team to give Gilbert emergency treatment.

"Bind her up first, in case she has more malicious intentions, Alexis ordered the bodyguards following her.

Maeve instinctively recoiled, but the bodyguards misinterpreted her action as an attempt to escape. They seized her shoulders and forcibly bound her hands behind her back. "What's going on?" Byron strode into the room, his voice suddenly cold and deep as he spotted Gilbert lying unconscious int the center surrounded by doctors. "Who hurt Grandpa Jason pointed coldly at Maeve. "Who else could it be? Your wife stabbed Gilbert with a knife, and we caught her in the act."

Byron's brows furrowed deeply, and his sharp gaze turned to Maeve's pale face.

Maeve felt pierced by the icy glare in his eyes and hurriedly shook her head. "It wasn't me! I didn't... How could I hurt Gilbert?"

"We saw you with the knife next to Gilbert. Who else could it be? Alexis sneered. "Save your excuses for the police."

Maeve gasped.

"Maeve has no motive to harm Grandpa," Byron interjected in a deep voice. "It would be unfair to jump to conclusions based solely on her presence at the scene."

Alexis looked shocked. 'Byron, your grandfather is unconscious, and his life is at risk. Yet you're still defending this woman?

"Gilbert cared for you so much, and this is how you repay him?" Jason said, anguished. "Are you out of your mind?"

Maeve was shocked that Byron would defend her instead of assuming she was the culprit.

She thought he wouldn't believe her.

her pocket?"

and looked

was bulging, as if

foreboding washed

the bodyguard reached into Maeve's coat pocket and pulled

"You're really bold to have something that doesn't belong to you. No wonder you dared to harm Gilbert. You probably thought you'd get away with

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didn't take it. I don't know how it ended up in my pocket Mative shook her head in denial.

urgently at Byron. "It wasn't

pressed his lips together,

to plummet in

seriously to Jason, "We've temporarily stopped the bleeding from Gilbert's wounds, but he lost too much blood,

these words, everyone's

phone. His expression was cold and composed. "We'll use the special passage. We can reach the hospital in

Alexis called after him, frowning. "This involves your grandfather and the Mcdaniel Group. You can't let your emotions cloud your judgment. Maeve needs to

devoid of

he strode

watched him leave, her heart heavy

He didn't believe her.

person who harbored greed and malice, someone who would harm

hand was gripping her heart tightly, flooding her with an overwhelming pain. The pain from the slap mark on her right cheek was overshadowed by this

at the

Gilbert was taken to the intensive

After the surgery.

the vital organs, he lost too much blood, which has led to other complications and worsened his pre-existing conditions. If he can wake up within a week, he'll be fine. But if he

expression changed.

scenario is that he'll become

term "vegetable landed like a heavy blow on