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.

him, refusing

saying anything?” Byron’s

him like thin air. She wanted him to know what it felt like to be ignored, just as he had

up on her defiance, Byron’s lips curved faintly. He let his fingers brush through her hair, and as his touch

lips, his voice softened.

to me.”

in her chest

Byron’s voice dropped as he leaned down, pressing a featherlight kiss to

her eye.

the urge to open her eyes,

her lips and laying a kiss there. “If you don’t say anything, I’ll assume

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

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made Maeve’s heart race but she

and

blank for a moment. She couldn’t believe he dared to

get what he wanted. She wanted him to realize she wouldn’t be so

easygoing nature in the past had given him the impression that she was overly casual. As this

kiss, Mr. McDaniel, who had always meticulously weighed the pros and cons of maintaining control, felt for the first time that things were slipping

reins.

He drew back, saying softly, “I’m

explain why he kissed me? But I don’t want an explanation,‘

respond, reaching for the doorknob and stepping out

bed, pretending they hadn’t been eavesdropping. But their parents‘ expression,

gesturing him to think