The Heir's Secret Bride

GIFT Chapter

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Maeve froze there. Her hands hung in the air. She looked stunned. "Do you think that I couldn't stand Horace and deliberately let him in?"

Did they think that everything Horace had done was fake?

"Maeve, now that your brother has suffered, you should be satisfied. Scott looked dispirited. "Five years in prison. Don't tell me you want to ruin your brother's life? Tbeg you. Let Horace out. Valda suddenly coughed violently as he spoke. She covered her mouth and coughed very badly.

Threads of blood dripped from her fingers to the ground. The red color was shocking

Maeve's eyes widened in shock. When she saw Valda faint to the side, her mind suddenly went blank.

Half an hour later, in a private hospital nearby, after Valda came out of the emergency room, he was pushed into the ward.

Maeve sat by the bed, her face as pale as paper. She had yet to recover from the doctor's words.

The middle stage of lung cancer. She needed a long time of recuperation before surgery could be performed. Otherwise, she might not live past next year... Why was this happening?

She had always thought that her parents would live a more comfortable life without her at home.

"Before I went to look for you, your mother kept telling me not to tell you about this. She was afraid that you would be worried and sad for her." Scott stood at the side and sighed. "Her health has not been good for the past two years. She even had to work hard because of your brother. Her condition has worsened."

Maeve bit her lower lip. "Then why didn't you tell me?"

She still used the same number she used before.

"I lost my job four years ago and even took on a debt. The financial situation of our family became worse. Your mother and have endured hardships, and we can survive. But you and Horace are still young. You shouldn't suffer with us." Scott explained in a few words the reason why he had been indifferent to Macve for the past few years.

She was silent for a moment. "How much more do you owe now?

"Your mother and I have already returned a portion. We only have 200 thousand dollars left." Scott rubbed his hands. 200 thousand dollars in debt, plus the cost of Valda's treatments, would cost at least 400 thousand dollars.

current situation of the family, they could not fork out this money

her eyes. "I'll pay for the medical

"Then the debt..."

obligation. Maeve's eyes were calm. She did not take all their debts on herself just

generous enough to pay for the medical

card from his bag. "There's 100 thousand dollars here. I think it should be enough to pay for the hospital." Chapter

her. Maeve, what about

her out?"

him in or out. If you had

she turned around and

softly, "How unfifial. She's

point, Scott thought of something and looked around. Even

Maeve walked on the road

she being too

took the money out, she could solve

but emotionally, she

want to be forced to do anything just because they were her

said that people spent their lives

was a sharp, ear-piercing sound

a daze. She saw a

all over her body as she hurriedly dodged

didn't know how the driver of that car drove, but she was about to drive the car

was accidentally brushed by the car and she fell

even stop as it drove off

asked the driver to stop the car. Then, he pushed open the car door and walked towards the roadside. Maeve gritted her teeth and covered her knee. Before she could recover from the pain, she suddenly fell into a warm embrace. She smelt

head in shock and saw Byron's

expression, he carried her into the car and gently placed her on the

was tense and angry. His narrow eyes were dark, cold, and malicious. Marve was

his thin lips tightly and rolled up her trouser

knee was bruised. Blood was visible to the naked eye under