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."

was just a simple sentence, but 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. No matter how dark and dangerous he seemed, he was just the guy who whispered sweet things to her when

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

it a finished product?"

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

to look at him. "So

gave her a cold look. I forgot. I'm

time to think about you, so why would I

of strange," she invitered under her breath. But she let it go. It wasn't that big of a deal.

parts, with the two little ones sitting in the middle, comparing pieces and messing

this is Dad's gift for you," Will said, looking up with wide eyes. "Are

the manual, smirked. "Great Demon King, don't think you

that

sighed and quickly changed the

+5

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

pout. "You tricked me, Will! I worked so hard to find those

out. "I might've hit you a little too hard, but hey, I'm just looking out for you." Thee didn't usually think of Will as being

and gave Maeve a

She then picked up her gift

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

would've thought it was a weird gift, but for Maeve, who loved gardening, it felt like a