The Heir's Secret Bride

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In an instant, Maeve looked away.

"It seems I underestimated you, Neville remarked, his tone cryphic. "Byron sent you to prison back then, but not only do

not hate him, you're even going out of your way to help him. Truly eye-opening

Byron furrowed his brows slightly at the sight of Maeve in the projection, a whirl of emotions churning beneath his calm exterior.

Marve smiled faintly, her voice calm but cutting. "You framed me for murder and had me locked away for four years. Now, you want to use me to kill Gilbert? Did you think I wouldn't strike back?" Maeve was no fool.

The doctor reminded Gilbert that it was time for him to rest, and the projection faded to black

At the same time, the police arrived.

"I've prepared a gift for you, Byron," Neville said calmly, his face still adorned with that ever-graceful smile. "I hope you'll

like it."

"Oh, is that so?" Byron's voice was low, with a faint hint of sarcasm. In exchange, Vinedustries will go bankrupt within three days"

Neville's smile faltered, his eyes turning icy.

Silence fell over the room. Those higher-ups who had been the most vocal earlier now shrank back in fear, terrified that Byron might turn his attention to them.

Unfortunately, the ominous shadow that hung over them descended.

"Those who spoke earlier," Byron's cold gaze swept across the room as he said in a deep voice, "Either submit your resignation tomorrow, or I'll take care of it myself. Make your decision wisely. Meeting adjourned

for the door, not caring how ugly the expressions of the higher-ups behind

How could he fire us just like that? I'm going to look for

to stop. An executive from the neutral faction scoffed. He said, "All of you seem to have forgotten that Mr. McDaniel has become more lenient in recent years. Don't you

the executives who were being subtly criticized turned pale. The

not only because of the Mcdaniel

provoke him and walk away unpunished were simply

in the sanatorium, in

since Gilbert had said those words, both Alexis and Jason had remained silent, unable to believe that

the

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been Neville?" Alexis could not help but defend him. "He's always been so considerate and respectful to you. When he left the Mcdaniel family and moved to the sanatorium, he never once showed any resentment... Jason, noticing a shift in Gilbert's expression, immediately interrupted, "Stop it. The facts are

suspecting that joined

son?"

not what I meant," Alexis quickly denied, shaking her head.

that the child she had personally raised and nurtured would turn into someone capable of harming even their

truth would mean acknowledging that everything she had taught, her entire way of raising Neville, had failed. It felt like a rejection

she possibly accept that this was the

Gilbert called her full name for the first time. "You should

mother-son relationship would probably

Ale

and not showing her

and considerate, but Maeve is capable of such

daughter. However, you stood by and watched her be wronged and bullied, and even added to her trouble. Is this how you should act as parents! And you,

status in public, commanding respect

her eyes welling up

she could not allow herself

spoken of it to anyone, nor did she show it, but that did not mean she had

Maeve's red eyes, he felt a pang of heartache and