The Heir's Secret Bride (Maeve and Byron) novel Chapter 420

Chapter 420 

After spitting out these words, Maeve Reese felt the frustration that had been piling up in her heart lately had eased up a bit. 

She couldn’t just shrug off what he’d said. 

It was even less likely she could fib to her own heart. 

She cared about it a lot. 

Maeve Reese’s words seemed hard to swallow for Byron Mcdaniel. 

He looked at her serious and desolate expression and exhaled deeply. His voice was slightly suppressed. “Maeve, what on earth goes through your head usually? When did I say that I don’t want to be engaged to you?” 

If he didn’t have any intention of marrying her, why would he go to all that trouble for a proposal ring? He rounded up all those world–famous designers and busted his butt to scrap and redo it. 

Even with work keeping in swamped lately, he hadn’t let the progress of the wedding ring slide. He made time to keep tabs 

on it. 

But what did Maeve Reese just say? 

He didn’t really want to marry her? 

Since she’d brought it up, Maeve Reese was now throwing in the towel. “I overheard your chat with Gilbert Mcdaniel when I swung by the Mcdaniel family that day. You said you’d be splitting with me real soon, and Gilbert Mcdaniel was on board with your plan.” 

He was the one who slapped the fiancée label on her. 

In the end, he was also the one who despised her so much that he had calculated the time to end their relationship. 

That made her feel like a measly little plaything that could be tossed aside whenever. 

And what’s worse, 

it was the guy she had a thing for. 

How could Maeve Reese not feel all wrong? 

She didn’t notice that after she spilled the beans, the gloom in Byron Mcdaniel’s eyes vanished in a flash and he was left speechless for a second. 

“Maeve Reese, why are you being so pigheaded?” Byron Mcdaniel pinched her damp chin. The look on his handsome mug was a mix of helplessness and amusement. “Even if you eavesdrop, you ain’t gonna catch the whole story.” 

Maeve Reese’s cheeks puffed up a smidge from his pinch. She shot him a glare with her sparkly eyes. “How am I unreasonable?” 

“Don’t act like a spoiled child.” Byron Mcdaniel’s Adam’s apple bobbed. “I told Grandpa I’d end this thing with you down the road, provided we take it to the next level, get it?” 

Who was being all cutesy? 

Maeve Reese was about to jut out her lower lip when she heard what he said next. She was stunned. 

The fiancee went one step further… 

Wasn’t that marriage?! 

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“Are you kidding me?” Maeve Reese looked at him suspiciously. Or are you getting a little carried away because you just acknowledged Theo?” 

Byron Mcdaniel was so ticked he almost busted a gut laughing. Would I joke about something like this?” 

“But…” Maeve Reese was confused. She wanted to pipe up, but got cut off. “Maeve Reese, I want the truth. Are you chomping at the bit to cut ties with me?” 

Maeve Reese shot back right away, “Don’t go projecting your thoughts onto me. When did I ever think like that?” 

“Then why did you ask me to consider breaking off the engagement some time ago? You even said that the sooner the better?” Byron Mcdaniel grilled her. 

“I…” Maeve choked. “I overheard what you said to Gilbert. I figured you wanted to call off the engagement pronto, so I took the initiative to make your wish come true!” 

“So you never wanted to cut ties with me?” 

“Never!” 

Without even thinking, Maeve Reese subconsciously said what was on her mind. When she saw the grin that suddenly flashed across Byron Mcdaniel’s lips, her ears turned red. 

Bastard! 

He was trying to wring the truth out of her! 

After getting Maeve Reese’s answer, the pent–up aggravation in Byron Mcdaniel’s chest finally fizzled out. 

He gave her soft cheek a gentle pinch like he couldn’t get enough. His slightly calloused fingers grazed it. 

Maeve Reese felt a tickle and wanted to ask him to knock it off, but she’d just accidentally spilt her guts. She pressed her lips together and played it cool to hide the awkwardness in her heart. 

“You haven’t answered my question,” Byron Mcdaniel said unhurriedly. “Why do you think I don’t want to marry you?” 

Maeve Reese pursed her red lips. “I already answered just now.” 

“You didn’t give me a straight answer. That’s not what you really had in mind.” 

Maeve Reese’s heart skipped a beat. His gaze seemed to pierce right through her. Her face flushed. She wanted to sink back into the tub and disappear, but her face was in his grip. If she budged, he’d give it a squeeze like he was warning her. 

She looked up and tried to think of a way to brush it off. 

“You’d better not lie in front of me.” Byron Mcdaniel pressed his fingertips on her side carotid artery and said with a faint smile, “Oh, your heart is starting to beat faster. I want to hear what excuse you plan to use to brush me off this time.” 

Maeve Reese:!!! 

This guy was playing dirty! 

How could he have such a sneaky way to tell if someone was lying? 

Was the lie detector possessed?! 

Maeve Reese gritted her teeth. Her elegant, slender shoulders tensed up then slowly relaxed. 

“Byron Mcdaniel, let’s set aside the issue between us for now. Let’s just talk about the fact that we’re from different social 

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rungs. You seem to have forgotten that I’m the daughter of a fugitive. Even if I was just from an ordinary family like the Reese family, the gap between us ain’t small.”