The Heir's Secret Bride

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After taking Leon's measurements, Maeve recorded his personal preferences as reference for when she was brainstorming designs. As they were chatting, Paige knocked on the door and entered.

Paige reported, "Ms. Reese, Tom hasn't returned to the studio. No one picked up my call. What should we do?"

Maeve's heart skipped a beat. She wondered, 'Could he have attempted to commit suicide again?'

Tom currently stayed very close to the studio. Maeve reached his place after a five-minute walk.

Maeve did not hesitate. She took out the spare key and opened the door. She called out, "Tom? Are you home? Tom... Oh dear!"

When she saw Tom lying on the living room floor with his face down, Maeve's face turned pale. She took a few steps forward and flipped him over. She said, "Tom? Wake up!"

Just as she was about to call an ambulance, Tom grunted in discomfort and opened his eyes.

He said, "Maeve?"

Maeve heaved a sigh of relief. She asked, "Are you alright? How did you end up fainting at home?"

Right then, she saw the lower half of Tom's face that was not covered by his scarf.

She was taken aback.

The upper half of Tom's face was as handsome as that of an ancient Greek god. His facial features were well-defined. However, the lower half of his face was the complete opposite.

The side of his face was covered in dark brown burn scars that snaked all the way to his chin and neck. The burn scars looked like a ball of knotted thread. There were also densely packed blood scabs that had coagulated on his face. It was so terrifying that it made Maeve's skin crawl.

The scars ruined Tom's supposedly good-looking face. It was like a crack on high-quality porcelain.

Tom met Maeve's gaze and realized that she had seen his true appearance. His expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly pulled the scarf over his face.

was trembling

look." Maeve came back to h when she

Tom. She blamed herself

a scarf. Maeve thought he was afraid of the cold. She would never have guessed that Tom was using the scarf to hide the burn

rolled in fire before to have resulted in such a large area of scarring. The mere sight

said calmly, "You

felt disgusted by his appearance. He was not surprised that

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want to see anyone for a long time. Even when I looked in the mirror, I felt that I was ugly and despised myself." She laughed self-deprecatingly and continued, "But later on, I felt dissatisfied. Why should I admit

believe you can do the same sooner

gentle face. His heart skipped a beat as he

up hope

he felt ashamed to give up on himself after seeing

the hospital? My stomach seems to be

said, "Why didn't you

was fine since he

he had fainted from stomach pain. That was no

doctor confirmed that Tom had chronic

secretly went to the dermatology department and asked the doctor to prescribe some medicine for

he was now her subordinate, so she felt the need to look out

Tom had helped

the dermatology department, Tom came out of the consultation room with the doctor's prescription and bumped

walked

"Is it really you? Why are you here? Her Majesty has been looking everywhere for you. Your sister is also very worried about you."

can't be! I know you well." Hudson was very excited. "We came to Setigal to look for you. Our hard work has paid

not act so willfully." Tom stood

the group, she

at her. He answered, "I don't know them. They've been pestering me. It's very

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