The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 109 "I'm not joking with you." Maeve said, holding back the tears in her eyes. "Previously, you said we would go to the family court to settle the divorce procedures after Gilbert's health improved. Now that it's been so long, it's tfor us to get a divorce." "It's up towhether we get a divorce or not, Byron said. "When did it becyour place to bring it up?" "You're being unreasonable!" Maeve said.

Buzz.

Suddenly, the elevator shook violently. As it stopped descending all the lights went out.

It was pitch black all around, so dark that one could not even see one's fingers.

"What's going on?" Maeve was so frightened that she grabbed the thing beside her, but she felt a warm sensation.

"Maeve, where are you touching?" Byron's anger was interrupted by the sudden stop of the elevator. He removed her hand from his chest and held it instead. "It's an elevator malfunction. It won't be long before it's fixed." bit her lip, not responding Maeve The constricting darkness reminded her of the torment of being locked up by her parents and counting the seconds in the dark/It was like a fire burning her heart. Fear and panic surged in her heart, and her body trembled.

afraid now. hub into a l She was into a broad and warm embrace.

Byron's cold s cold voice reached her ears. "Weren't you very bold when you brought up divorce earlier? pull away from his embrace.

re Maeve pursed her lips, wanting to pull However, he he gently pressed her head down and "Don't move. If you're afraid, just hold on tighter Pulled her back into his arms.

Maeve was stunned. Her cheek which was pressed against his chest was slightly raised. In the darkness, she couldn't see his current expression.

She smelled a fait cedarwood scent on him, giving her a sense of security as if she had descended from the clouds to solid ground.

She absorbed the warmth in his arms with slonging. She knew that it did not belong to her, but she could not bear to let go..

It didn't take long for the elevator to return to normal and the lights to con.

Maeve snapped out of her thoughts and used her remaining strength to pull away from Byron's arms, not daring to look into his eyes. "Th-thank you." Byron raised his eyebrows. "You huggedso tightly just now and kept nuzzling against me. Why are you so shy now. Maeve's cheeks flushed as she retorted angrily, "I'm not shy. It was out of necessity. You toldto hold on tighter." She thought, He made it sound like I took advantage of him on purpose.

Chapter lob Just as Byron's thin lips curled up, he heard Maeve continue, "We're about to get a divorce. It's best to avoid this kind of physical contact in the future." eyes His s instantly darkened.

Maeve, haven't I treated you well enough?" "You've been very kind to me, but..." Byron stared at t her and asked coldly, "You dissatisfied with my identity then, right? You think I'm worse than a driver, huh?" She thought, "What does this have to do with drivers? Isn't the real issue the gap in our backgrounds?" Maeve wanted to to explain something, but she could not say anything. She bit her lip and remained silent for a long while. Byron squinted. "You don't want your Christmas present anymore, right?" Maeve's heart skipped a beat.

"Of course, I understand what he meant. That night he said he would giveboth the Christmas gift and his answer when he returned. If it had been before this point in time, I would have been thrilled. But now... I'm no longer in a position to receive it.

She thought, her gaze to hide the disappointment in her eyes. Even her mouth felt bitter. "I don't want it anymore." Maeve lowered Byron's expression beccolder and colder. The last trace of warmth in his eyes as he looked at her disappeared.

"Very well. Maeve, you're really something." At that moment, a "ding" could be heard, and the elevator doors slowly opened.

Byron pushedainst the elevator wall and slid down a few inches. She bit her lip hard to prevent herself from losing control of her emotions on the spot.

Maeve away with a cold expression and walked straight out of the elevator. His slender legs moved quickly. Soon, he disappeared from Maeve's sight.

Maeve leane Mae She thought, "Of course, I want that gift. I want it so badly. But I don't dare to accept it. I don't want to be treated like before, where I was merely a decorative object controlled by others, and expressing my own opinions led to being dismissed. Even, more so, I don't want to give everything and end up with only disdainful and perfunctory responses. He even tried to hide my status when introducingin public, believing that I was not worthy. I don't want to be so meek anymore. There's no equality if there is a mismatch in backgrounds. This isn't his problem. It's mine." The black Rolls-Royce sped all the way and arrived at Starlight Pub half an hour later.

In In the Byron others.

private room on the top floor, Ray and Jarrett were already having a great time. The place was quite lively. pushed the door open, walked to the bar expressionlessly, and took out a bottle of alcohol to drink without regard for Ray walked over and asked curiously, "What's going on? Did those fogies from Mcdaniel Group cause trouble for you again? That shouldn't be the case. Aren't they always severely dealt a blow by you? Would they still dare to bother you?" Holding the glass with his fingertips, Byron said in a deep and serious voice, "Letaşk you. What does it mean when a woman loves you a lot but still wants a divorce? What is she thinking?" "Then her saying she loves you is a lie," Ray said without hesitation. "A woman's words are just lies." Byron's expression instantly darkened, his eyes showing a state of emotional instability. U8.14 MUI, VCT 21