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."

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

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

finished product?"

and can't bring them along. This way, they can play at home." Maeve stayed quiet, wondering if that

something hit her, and she turned to look at him. "So they're the only ones who get gifts? What

gave her a cold look. I

barely have time to think about you, so why

invitered under her breath. But she let it go. It wasn't that big of a deal. She would

two little ones sitting in the middle, comparing pieces and messing around.. Then, she spotted a gift box with a ribbon on the glass table next to

looking up with

flipping through the manual, smirked. "Great Demon King, don't think you can bribe

"Yep, not that easy,"

changed the topic. Where is mechanical leg

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the air. Maeve snickered and leaned over to Will. "Slap his butt." Will didn't hesitate to

onto the carpet, spinning around with a pout. "You tricked me, Will! I worked so hard to find those parts for

without selling his mom out. "I might've hit you a little too hard, but hey, I'm just looking out for you."

tilted his head and

She then picked

bag. Instead, it was Creynia's special plant soil, along with vegetable and plant seeds that could only

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