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

Maeve came back to h when she sensed that Tom

apologized to Tom. She blamed herself even

was afraid of the cold. She would never have guessed

to have resulted in such

guilty Maeve looked, he said calmly, "You

He was not surprised

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are scary. To be honest, I was once poisoned and disfigured. I didn't 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

Tom. She said, "I believe you can do

looked at Maeve's serious and gentle face. His heart skipped a beat as he took

had long given up hope of

himself after seeing how resilient Maeve

you please take me to the hospital? My stomach seems to

"Why didn't you say

Tom was fine

had fainted from stomach pain. That was no small

had chronic gastroenteritis, and it was caused by his irregular eating habits for

dermatology department and asked the

to Tom, she might be overstepping boundaries. However, he was now her subordinate, so she felt the

had helped Theo a

of the consultation room with the doctor's

walked forward without looking at

has been looking everywhere for you. Your sister is also very worried about you." "You are mistaken." Tom's voice was hoarse as he retracted his

excited. "We came to Setigal to

Highness, Her Majesty is busy and worried sick about you. You should not act so willfully." Tom

she walked over to Tom's side and asked,

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

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