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

to look." Maeve came back to h when she sensed that

and apologized to Tom. She blamed herself even

She would never have guessed that Tom was using the scarf to

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

saw how guilty Maeve looked, he said calmly, "You don't have to apologize. I'm sorry

disgusted by his appearance. He was not surprised that other

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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

you can do the same sooner or lat Moreover, the wound on your face can

and gentle face. His heart skipped

had long given up hope

to give up on himself after seeing how

please take me to the hospital?

said, "Why didn't you

was fine since

from stomach pain. That was no small

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

went to the dermatology department and

now her subordinate, so she felt the need

had helped Theo

Maeve went to the dermatology department, Tom came out of the consultation

and walked forward without looking

said, "Is it really you? Why are you here? Her Majesty has been looking everywhere for you. Your sister is

"We came

and worried sick about you. You should not act so willfully." Tom stood in his spot indifferently, but it was

floor with the burn medicine. Seeing the group, she walked over to Tom's side and asked, "Do you

at her. He answered, "I don't know

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