The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 376

The two little ones sat on the bed, staring at the bathroom door, then exchanged glances.

“Why did Dad pull Mommy in there? Is he planning to bully her?” Theo frowned, sounding annoyed.

Will sighed, feeling the fever patch on his forehead realizing their dad already fell from Theo’s regard. “Maybe he has something private to say to her.

“But Mommy’s been ignoring him all week,” Theo pouted. “Do you think they’ll fight?”

“Let’s wait and see. If they start arguing, we’ll knock on the door and interrupt them,” Will answered.

“Alright.”

They sighed, feeling the weight of adult troubles, even as kids.

Meanwhile, in the bathroom, things weren’t quite as the boys expected.

When Maeve was pulled inside, her shoulder brushed the wall switch, and the room plunged into darkness. She leaned back against the wall, barely able to make out Byron’s outline as he stood close, head slightly bowed. His expression was unreadable.

Maeve tried to slip past him, but Byron’s hand darted out, sensing her movement in the dark. He caught her around the waist, pinning her gently against the wall.

“Where do you think you’re going?” Byron’s deep voice was like a soft, steady drumbeat close to her ear, making her shiver.

Maeve tensed, wanting to push him away, but instead, she folded her arms and gave him a frosty look, remaining silent.

“You didn’t answer my question,” Byron prompted.

ignored him,

aren’t you saying

shut her eyes, treating him like thin air. She wanted him to know what it felt

fingers brush through her hair, and as his touch traced down, he

his voice softened. Are we really

to me.”

pang in her chest but refused

to say anything?” Byron’s voice dropped as he leaned down,

her eye.

resisting the urge

her lips and laying a kiss there. “If you

feel his closeness, his breath cool and minty against her skin. In the darkness, every sensation seemed amplified, even

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but she remained

slipped from her lips, and his mouth pressed gently against

for a moment. She couldn’t believe he dared to kiss her after what

away but resisted, knowing he’d see it as a reaction to get what he wanted. She

the past had given him the impression that she was overly casual. As this thought crossed her mind, the flutter in her

first time that things were slipping beyond his grasp. It felt like racing downhill without the

reins.

her, his fingers loosening from her wrist. He drew back, saying softly, “I’m sorry. I lost

her eyes, processing his words. ‘Is he trying to explain

doorknob and stepping out of the

back into bed, pretending they hadn’t been eavesdropping. But their parents‘ expression, and the way they came out of

arm, gesturing him