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-

Maeve sat down, she began eating with gusto, like

style remained composed, elegant even, with every movement pleasing to the eye. Several guests, walking past, stole glances

a dessert and asked Aiden if

beyond his usual intake and felt a strange fullness.

for dessert, scanning the room before speaking. "Running a guesthouse like this on

luckily she has a son." Maeve took

around to

her eyes not betraying any intent behind her words. "No, I think he's sick

raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong with

mental illness is harder to handle

give much away, but Aiden

you," he

waving it off. "I'm full. I'll lead

"Yeah," Aiden replied.

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

quietly

earlier, Maeve hesitated. She wondered,

showered, called Will and Theo to

that Nightfall Manor

with little straw hats, were out in the garden, pulling weeds late into the

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

they weren't entirely focused on

in the last few days?" Byron asked, tossing aside a handful of weeds. His sharp gaze down on the two of

completely, continuing to yank the weeds with their

bore

anxious that your mom has been gone for so long? Seems like she

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