The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 549

Chapter 549

Chapter 549

Maeve paused for a moment, a flicker of surprise crossing her bright eyes.

She pondered, 'Aiden Soar... His surname is Soar. Could he be rated to the Soar family?

She extended her hand, shaking his briefly. A coolness, colder than usual, seeped from his fingertips, making her involuntarily shiver.

Aiden noticed the reaction and quickly withdrew his hand, a hint of curiosity in his gaze. "You seem to have heard of me?"

"No, I don't." Maeve replied, shaking her head. "Your last name is rare, so I was just curious,"

Aiden smiled faintly, not pressing further.

Maeve led him into the dining area, where it was buffet-style. Guests had to serve themselves, but the food was exceptional.

The modified recipes for several main dishes had been Maeve's gift to Esme.

She pointed out which dishes were particularly good and which ones were limited, requiring an early arrival to get them, all- while filling her own plate.

Seeing her heap her plate so high, Aiden couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you worried you won't be able to finish all that?"

In his experience, whether it was his sister or the women he usually interacted with, they all had to strictly monitor their calorie intake, making even an extra bite feel like a sin.

But that didn't seem to apply to Maeve.

"No, I've been working outside all afternoon, so I've burned a lot of energy. I need to make up for it," Maeve said, her tone casual. "And the food here is amazing. It changes daily, so if I don't eat it now, I'll have to wait until next week." Aiden, not having much of an appetite before, found himself piling more food onto his plate without thinking-

eating with gusto, like a chipmunk

elegant even, with every movement pleasing to the eye. Several

a dessert and

usual intake and felt a strange fullness.

declined Maeve's offer for dessert, scanning the room before speaking. "Running a guesthouse like this on her own must be

son." Maeve took a bite

come around to

any intent behind her words. "No, I think he's sick and hasn't been out of his room for a

wrong

mental illness is harder to handle than

give much away, but Aiden

you," he

off. "I'm full. I'll lead back to my room now. See you

"Yeah," Aiden replied.

she left. Aiden sat for a moment, contemplating. He took dut his phone and

and through it, she could see the clear lake, quietly flowing under the soft glow of the streetlights in

she'd overheard in the jazz café earlier, Maeve hesitated.

finishing her sketch, she showered, called Will and Theo to check in, and then went

Nightfall Manor was already enveloped in a shadowy

dressed in tank tops and shorts with little straw hats, were out in the

hot during the day, so they preferred working when the air was

they weren't entirely focused on

asked, tossing aside a handful of weeds. His sharp gaze

yank

bore

gone for so long? Seems like she contacts you regularly," Byron pressed. "Do I need to investigate

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