The Heir's Secret Bride

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Maeve's heart sank when she heard that. "So it's not a coincidence?"

The fact that the evidence was destroyed and that the bodyguard suddenly stepped in to take the blame wasn't a coincidence.

"In the entire Kleymond, I'm afraid only the Mcdaniel family can achieve this." Alex sighed. "And as far as I know, Karen, the one who kidnapped you, and the CEO of the Mcdaniel Group, were childhood sweethearts and were very close. If Gilbert hadn't objected to it, Karen would have almost become the fiancee of the Mcdaniel Group's CEO." as understandable that the Mcdaniel family would take action to protect Karen.

With the relationship between the two, it

With the Mcdaniel family's interference, this matter was destined to be left unsettled. Maeve was in a daze and forgot to answer.

Alex felt her silence and felt even more guilty. "Maeve, I'm sorry that I can't give you the justice you

deserve." Maeve

e came back to her senses and immediately said, "Alex, you don't have to apologize to me. I'm already very grateful that you've been helping me so far. Besides, it's not our fault." The person who was wrong was someone who knew that Karen had done something wrong but still wanted to protect her.

After hanging up, Maeve looked at the screen in a daze.

When she thought of what Alex had sai

that Karen almost became the Mcdaniel Group's fiancee, she was heartbroken, and she felt like her heart had been soaked in ice water.

'No

She wondered,

wonder Byron likes Karen so much but did not marry her.

No wonder he agreed to my sudden "proposal" the second time we met.

'Therefore, every time he makes a choice between me and Karen, he will always choose Karen without hesitation.'

"Ms. Reese, Ms. Reese?" Hearing the old butler's voice, Maeve snapped out of her thoughts. "What's wrong?"

"It's cold out here. You'll catch a cold if you stay here for too long. Why don't you go back to your room first?" said the butler with a kind smile

Maeve shook her head. "I want to go

It was so

back. Cou Could you

take me to the gate?"

dark last night that she didn't even notice where the car came from.

The old butler looked troubled. "But Mr. Mcdaniel instructed Dr Garcia to come and apply medicine on your face twice in the morning and night. If you're leaving now..."

Since the wound on her cheek hadn't hurt last night, Maeve almost forgot about it.

"Can't you get the doctor to give me the medicine? Why don't I go back and apply it myself?" she asked hesitantly.

The old butler smiled and shook his head. "Dr. Garcia said that the effect of the medicine will be greatly reduced if it's left for a long time, so he only prepares it when it's needed. The treatment process will take a few days. I hope you'll understand." At this point, Maeve couldn't make things difficult for the butler anymore. Besides, he was looking out for her. She said, "Thank you. I'll stay a little longer then."

The butler replied, "It's our pleasure."

After lunch, Anthony came over on time to apply medicine to Maeve.

Just the process of preparing the ointment took almost 40 minutes, which dazzled Maeve. She completely gave up on the idea of applying it to herself since she couldn't do it.

She supposed such jobs were what doctors paid to do.

An hour later, Maeve washed off the ointment on her face and sat on a stool while Anthony examined her.

"The rate of infection of your wound is under control, but the toxin has not been completely expelled. It is normal for your face to feel pain occasionally. Please don't worry," Anthony advised. Maeve was about to nod when her eyes suddenly widened. "Toxin? Isn't my wound infected by bacteria?"

Anthony realized that he had misspoken and his expression changed.

"I have something on. I'll come back tonight to apply your medicine. Goodbye." After saying that, Anthony picked up the first aid kit and left in a hurry.

I

to ask further, but she saw the old butler walking in with an box.

Maeve wanted to exquisite

giaid

The butler said, "Ms. Reese, Mrs. Mcdaniel just sent her men to deliver this to you. She said that it's a thank-you gift from the Chatterly family."

Hearing that it was from the Chatterly family, Maeve was stunned for a moment before she remembered that it was the Chatterly family where Charles was from. After thanking the butler, she took the gift box into the room and placed it on the table.Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.

When she opened it, Maeve saw that it was actually a whole set of sapphire jewelry, with the cut surfaces refracting a stream of light that was quite beautiful. This showed the Chatterly family's sincerity. Even who were not interested in

girls

However, Maeve was a fashion designeelry could not help but be happy when they saw such beautiful and eye-catching jewelry.

She often dealt with expensive jewelry, and she would use it in clothing design.

She was already used to such gorgeous jewelry.

Moreover, she was not in the mood to admire jewelry now. Her mind was filled with the sentence Anthony had unintentionally said, "The toxin has not been completely expelled." She wondered, "The wound on my face has not healed for a long time because I've been poisoned? Then why did Byron lie to me and say that it was a bacterial infection?' Maeve pressed on the edge of the gift box and her breathing quickened.

She thought, 'Is he doing this for my sake or... Is he trying to shield someone?'

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Late at night, everything was silent

Byron returned to the villa and handed his coat to the old butler He asked in a deep voice, "How did it go?"

"According to your instructions, all the roses in the manor have been cleaned up and replaced with other flowers that were flown in from abroad. Also, Ms. Reese has been resting in her room all day. Dr. Garcia has been here twice. In addition, Mrs. Mcdaniel has also sent her men to send the Chatterly family's thank-you gift to Ms. Reese, the butler said respectfully. Byron frowned slightly and asked in dissatisfaction, "Did I ask about her?"

He didn't care what Maeve did today.

"I'm sorry, I spoke too much." The butler lowered his head.

Brayn said, "Never mind. You may go get some rest now."

The butler said, "Yes, Mr. Mcdaniel. Call me if you need me."

Byron turned around and

and went upstairs. When he reached the door of the master bedroom, he paused for a moment before walking toward the study with an indifferent expression. By the time h he was done with the company's matters, it was already 12:30 a.m.

pressed the bridge of his nose. After resting for a while, he got up and walked out to the master bedroom to get his clothes and take a shower. he reached the door, he couldn't help but push

Byron

When he

Only the floor lamp beside the couch was still lit, enve the door gently. Unexpectedly, when he entered, he didn't see Maeve on the bed.

enveloping a figure curled up on it.

Byron frowned and walked over. He saw Maeve lying on her side. Her petite body only took up a small area. She was sleeping peacefully and her cheeks were blushing a bit. He suddenly remembered that when he once returned to his apartment after drinking too much at a social event, Maeve slept like that, waiting for him. Back t then, she had made some soup in the kitchen for him.

Byron's aloof expression could not t help but soften.

He supposed Maeve would only be more well-behaved without making him angry after she fell asleep.

He leaned down, put his arms around the back of her neck and the hollow of her knees, and lifted her off the couch.

Maeve

woke up at this moment. She opened her eyes in a daze and was shocked when she saw the handsome face in front of her.

She asked, "When did I fall asleep? When did you get back?"

Hearing this, Byron tightened his arms around her and looked at her with his deep eyes. "Have you been waiting for me?" "Yes." Maeve slowly regained her senses and met his gaze without dodging. "ed to ask you something."