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."

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. No matter how dark and dangerous he seemed, he was just the guy who whispered sweet

grabbed her glass of milk, trying to push away the images from last night. Just then, a loud noise came from the living room. "What did you bring them? Why is there 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 something. Byron

it a finished product?" Maeve asked,

can't bring them along. This way, they can play at home." Maeve stayed quiet, wondering if that last part was really the truth or

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

a cold look. I forgot. I'm busy,

to think about you, so why would I remember a

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

black and gold toy parts, with the two little

Will said, looking up with wide

King, don't think you can bribe my mommy

smiled. "Yep, not that easy," she

quickly changed the

+5

and leaned over to Will. "Slap his butt." Will didn't hesitate to

carpet, spinning around with a pout. "You tricked me, Will! I worked so hard

you a little too hard, but hey, I'm just looking out for you." Thee didn't usually think of Will as being that childish, so he bought it

tilted his head and gave

suppressed a laugh and winked back. She then picked up her gift and carried it over to

was Creynia's special plant soil, along with vegetable and plant seeds that could

thought it was a weird gift, but for Maeve, who loved gardening, it felt like a treasure. That