The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 257

Maeve pursed her lips and made a sound of acknowledgment.

She did not say that she would forgive them because she could not forgive them.

Jason's serious face was devoid of any expression, his gaze condescending.

It seemed that apologizing to someone of a lower status like Maye was an utter humiliation for him.

Gilbert was seething with anger,

In the living room. Theo held the stethoscope given to him by the attending doctor, pressing it against the door to eavesdrop on the conversation inside the ward.

He could only vaguely hear Gilbert cursing.

Gilbert was scolding Alexis and Jason.

"That is a very good scolding!' Theo thought

His fondness for Gilbert skyrocketed. Theo was willing to be friends with anyone who was good to his mother.

After the yelling inside had mostly subsided, Theo adjusted his round-framed glasses, which he wore to appear profound and sophisticated, and knocked on the door.

"It's time for the patient to rest. There's still one more acupuncture session," he said.

The soft, childlike voice instantly warmed Gilbert's heart.

He recalled seeing Theo in the operating room, who was no more than five years old, dressed in a miniature white coat and always wearing a serious expression. Gilbert felt an indescribable affection and fondness for him. Gilbert could not help but ask Maeve, "I have no intention of rushing you, Maeve. It's just that you and Byron have been married for almost five years, but have yet to have kids..."

Gilbert had an eager look on his face. He was greatly anticipating having great-grandkids.

Being someone from that generation, the concept of divorce was completely foreign to him.

Therefore, when the executives questioned him at that time and mentioned the words "ex-wife," Gilbert did not even register it

Maeve could not help but look toward the door of the ward. She thought to herself, "Your great-grandson is outside now, He'll come in later to give you treatment...

she could not

it, Maeve decided to tell Gilbert the truth. I'm sorry, but

you have recovered. Besides Dr. Chatterly is impatiently waiting." Alexis interrupted, not allowing Maeve to complete her sentence. Maeve looked

the

with Theo, Maeve did not

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her to know his junior, so

from Theo.

you have really helped us out this time," Maeve said, patting Theo on the head and giving him a wink before

will have to show off to Will later

and

waited in the living room, the silence growing

why I interrupted you just now?" Alexis was the first to speak. She was no longer as aggressive

stunned and shook

The poisonous magic in his body hasn't been fully cleared, and his health is still fragile. He can't take

Byron had already divorced four years ago, he would

be the reason, and her expression was calm. "The fact that Byron and I are divorced is something Gilbert will find out eventually. You can hide it for now, but not forever," Maeve said. Alexis had a complicated expression on her face. That's

today, Alexis had never thought that there would be a day when she

help you lie to Gilbert. If

that members of the Mcdaniel family had been misled by Neville, but that

And Byron...

waited for him in that detention center for over 10 days, yet she never even got to see him. In the end,

the news of his

if

when

live peacefully with Theo, with no further ties to the

Maeve's words. She had always thought that Maeve was woman who sought wealth and power. cager to climb the social ladder.

Maeve did not

it be that I've misunderstood Maeve in

Fri,