The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 544

Chapter 544 Chapter 544

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Maeve's heart skipped a beat, and her eyes burned with the sting of unshed tears. "Nobody is fighting with you! You were the one who said all that nonsense. You slept with another woman and still have the nerve to say you want to try things with

mne...

Byron's voice was hoarse as he replied, "It's my fault. I allowed them to take advantage." He stopped short of saying what had been on his mind, he had thought the woman that night was her

That felt like an insult to Macve.

"Also, you might have misunderstood me," Byron added.

Maeve stared at him, her eyes reddened with confusion. "What misunderstanding?"

Byron's voice dropped, tinged with a hint of mockery, as he tilted his head, his lips brushing near her ear. He spoke each word slowly, deliberately. "If I didn't care about you, do you think I'd go to all that effort to lick you like I do?" Lick...

The word "lick" hit the air between them, thickening the tension.

Maeve's face flushed crimson, her ears burning as she nearly stumbled backward, but Byron caught her in his arms.

Her pulse raced as she felt the warmth from the sink below her, wishing she could escape the moment.

"Maeve," Byron whispered, his voice a low murmur. "You're the only one who makes me do this, serve you like I do." He tilted his head, studying her trembling lashes as he continued, "You think I don't like you enough? Emust not have worked hard enough to make you believe otherwise."

"Shut up!" Maeve snapped, pressing her palm over his mouth. Her breath came in shallow gasps, and her face burned with a mix of embarrassment and anger. "I didn't ask you to lick me!"

Byron shifted, pulling back slightly, his brow arched in a challenge. "I want to. Is that a problem?"

Maeve could feel her thoughts unravel.

Her instinct was to leave, to block him out of her life for good.

How did their conversation, meant to be serious, suddenly turn into this?

Maeve frowned, her cheeks flushed. "That doesn't prove anything. It just means you're more into... that kind of thing. Otherwise, you wouldn't..." Her words trailed off, doubt creeping into her gaze. "Did you sleep with Molly because you were drugged?"

expression

at first, but the more she thought,

in her, his eyes darkening slightly as he dropped

gqne."

prove it to you," he added

do you prove that?" Maeve asked

stepped forward, effortlessly lifting her from the sink and

toward the door.

the door to the bathroom next door creaked open. Molly stood there, watching them leave with a piercing

completely off guard when Byron led her

to take her

"Sir I've got what

You may go." Byron said, dismissing

at him.

"Yes, and?"

of Starlight Pub?" She wondered, "The same owner Bonnie had mentioned, the one whose mere profile was enough to send hearts racing? It's him?"

'University... Maeve pondered.

early days of starting the business. This must be what

to push aside the sour feeling in her chest, she eyed the bag

"Aphrodisiac," Byron replied calmly.

something like that?" Maeve

his hand gripping her

a swirl of questions, and by the

just enough to catch one of her hands, his voice a husky whisper. "Do you

her as she tried to pull her hand away, but he held her

"Byron!" she gasped.

and he immediately reacts. Is he a rabbit?

gaze, his dark eyes deep like an endless ocean.

a teasing, seductive tone. "Maeve, how

she echoed,

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