The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 462

"I still have class tomorrow."

"Twice."

"I'll do it once. Hurry up!" Maeve shut her eyes, feeling a little embarrassed.

Then Byron bit down on her neck, his voice suddenly low and dangerous. "I can't do it fast."

The next day, Byron got the results of the investigation into Fiora's death. The cause of her poisoning was pure bad luck.

Before coming to see Maeve and Byron, Fiora had bought a coconut drink from a street vendor. The coconut had gone bad, and the toxins in the spoiled water were deadly. Even a small sip could make someone vomit and die almost instantly. Maeve frowned, reading the report. "Buying coconut water from a street vendor doesn't really sound like something Fiora would do."

"Probably because she didn't have much money left," Byron said casually. "After she got kicked out of the palace, she couldn't shake her expensive habits. She even gambled away everything she had left."

"How do you know so much? Did you send someone to clean out her pockets?" Maeve blinked.

"Yeah

"And the coconut?"

Byron glanced at her, his expression deadpan. "She's not worth my energy."

it sent a chill down Maeve's spine. She had noticed it before, but now, more than ever, Byron felt like a storm with many layers she couldn't see through. Still, she wasn't scared.

so much noise?" The two little ones had been tearing through their gifts for a while now, making a ruckus. If they hadn't told her they were fine, Maeve would've thought they were breaking

finished product?" Maeve

out for work today and can't bring them along. This way, they can play at home." Maeve stayed quiet, wondering

and she turned to look at him. "So they're

look. I forgot. I'm busy,

time to think about you, so why would I

raised an eyebrow. "That sounds kind of strange," she invitered under her breath. But she let it go. It wasn't that big of a deal. She would just hang out with the

toy parts, with the two little ones sitting in the middle, comparing pieces and messing around.. Then, she spotted a gift box with a

this is Dad's gift for you," Will said, looking up with

through the manual, smirked. "Great Demon King, don't think you can bribe my mommy with gifts. Her defense is

not that easy,"

sighed and quickly changed the

+5

Maeve snickered and leaned over to Will. "Slap his butt."

"You tricked me, Will! I worked so hard to find those parts for

the upper left corner," Will said seriously, giving his little brother a mischievous grin without selling his mom out. "I might've hit you a little

tilted his head and gave

a laugh and winked back. She then picked

her surprise, it wasn't a branded bag. Instead, it was Creynia's special plant soil, along

but for Maeve, who loved gardening, it felt like a