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.

wrist was

back

to Tom.

he was afraid of the cold. She would never have guessed that Tom

before to have resulted in such a large area of

he said calmly, "You don't have to apologize. I'm sorry I scared

Tom felt disgusted by his appearance. He was not surprised

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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 defeat to a mere scar? Look at me now.

She said, "I believe you can do the same sooner or lat Moreover, the wound on your

serious and gentle face. His heart

long given up hope of being

now, he felt ashamed to give up on himself after seeing

please take me to the hospital? My stomach seems

didn't you say

was fine since

fainted from stomach pain.

arrived at the hospital, Tom went through various checkups. Finally, the doctor confirmed that Tom had chronic gastroenteritis, and it was caused

gastroenterology department, Maeve secretly went to the dermatology

Tom, she might be overstepping boundaries. However, he was now her

had helped

to the dermatology department, Tom came out of the consultation room with

his gaze and walked forward without looking at

He said, "Is it really you? Why are you here? Her Majesty has been looking everywhere for you. Your sister is also very worried about you." "You are mistaken." Tom's voice was hoarse

excited. "We came to Setigal to look for you. Our hard work has paid

should not act so

group, she walked over to

know them. They've been pestering

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