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

to Tom. She blamed

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

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

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

his appearance. He was not surprised that

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scars on your face 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

"I believe you can do the same

gentle face. His heart skipped a beat as he

up hope of being

he felt ashamed to give up on himself after seeing how resilient Maeve was.

the hospital? My stomach seems to be

you

was fine since he

that he had fainted from stomach pain. That

Tom went through various checkups. Finally, the doctor confirmed that Tom had chronic gastroenteritis, and it was caused by his irregular eating habits for an extended period of

the gastroenterology department, Maeve secretly went to the dermatology department

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

had helped

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

his gaze and walked forward without looking

Hudson exclaimed and grabbed Tom's arm. Hudson sounded overjoyed even though he suppressed his voice. He said, "Is it really you? Why are you here? Her Majesty has been looking everywhere for you.

be! I know you well." Hudson was very excited. "We came to Setigal to look for you. Our hard work has

worried sick about you. You should not

to this floor with the burn medicine. Seeing the group, she walked over to Tom's side and

her. He answered, "I don't know them. They've

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