The Heir's Secret Bride



Jaylen revealed a helpless expression. "They followed the tracker on Daryl the day before yesterday and are still making food for you downstairs."

If it weren't for the sudden visit of the two young boys, even Jaylen wouldn't have known that there was a tracking device on Daryl.

It's still a mystery about how they guessed that something had happened to Maeve.

Perhaps is the innate telepathic connection of a mother-and-son bond.

When Maeve heard that her two boys were there, her heart tightened. "Then tell them not to come close to this place. I'm afraid I'll pass the virus to them." "Don't worry, as long as they don't enter the quarantine room, they won't be infected."

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"You don't have to worry about that. I'll take precautions."

Hearing Jaylen's words, Maeve was slightly relieved.

She was exhausted, but because she had slept throughout the day and night, she wasn't sleepy. All she could do was stare at the white ceiling in a daze.

At times like this, she missed home even more.

She missed Will and Theo, every little thing in the apartment that she had meticulously chosen and placed, and also the vegetables that thrived on the terrace. She also missed him.

A slender and noble figure flashed across Maeve's mind. When she came back to her senses, she closed her eyes tightly and tried to erase that figure in her head. That was when a knock on the laboratory door was heard.

The two kids pushed the food cart into the laboratory together. When they saw that Maeve was awake through the glass window, they immediately pounced over. "Mommy! Mommy!"

Two cute and identical little faces was pressed on the glass window. They looked at Maeve on the other side of the glass eagerly, and their eyes were turning red. Maeve felt the pain in her body subsided slightly just by looking at their faces.

She gave them a relaxed smile. "Don't worry, Mommy is fine, thanks to Jaylen's medicine. It's just that my sleeping time is going to be longer now."

"Of course, Mommy is fine! A cold won't kill Mommy!" Theo's cute face was full of confidence. "I'm not worried because Mommy will recover soon!"

Will nodded heavily. "Mommy, don't be afraid. Eat some cereal and sleep well. Take your medicine on time and be happy. We will stay here with you and not go anywhere."

Learning that they didn't know the truth, Maeve was much more relieved.

"Alright, as you wish," she replied.

Jaylen pushed the food trolley into the isolation room and removed the tube connecting the instrument and Maeve's body.

Since she had already woken up, there was no need for persistent monitoring.

After that, Jaylen walked to the side and continued his experiment. He didn't disturb the mother-and-sons trio.

"Mommy, what do you feel like eating tomorrow? Even if it's a snack hidden in the Queen's safe, I'll steal it for you." Theo patted his chest and promised.

Thoroughly surprised, Will looked at Theo. "How did you know that the Queen had snacks hidden in her safe? What crime will you be charged if you're caught sneaking into the Queen's bedroom? Theo licked her lips. "Hey, I saw it by accident. It was delicious."

"Are you sure it was really by accident? Aren't you afraid of being arrested?" Will didn't know whether he was more surprised by Theo's boldness or that the Queen would secretly eat snacks. Theo snorted. "The Queen was the one who gave it to me. She said that I was cute, so she gave me two pieces. If you were the one whom she had met, you wouldn't even get one."

Will, who was deemed not cute enough by Theo chose to stop the argument by keeping quiet.

He knew jolly well that he and Theo looked exactly the same.

Maeve ate the cereal and listened to them bicker. "This show sure goes well with my meal,' she thought.

It felt as if she had returned to her apartment.

The two boys accompanied Maeve in the laboratory and only left her after she had fallen asleep.

As soon as they stepped out of the door, Theo's eyes quickly turned red, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Will pursed his lips and remained silent. His face was extremely pale, but he still gave Theo a hug and comforted the latter softly. "Don't cry. Crying won't solve any problems. The most important thing is to think of a way to save Mommy." Jaylen looked at Will in surprise.

'What enormously good deed had Byron done to have a son like this? I don't think he has done much, but he is definitely blessed with two such adorable and strong sons, he thought.

Anyone would be jealous of Byron.

"I-I, of course, I know." Theo sobbed. He endured the discomfort and said to Jaylen, "Jaylen, can we get help from the research team from Erancia? They have experience and previous data. With their help, maybe we could-"

Jaylen sighed. "Of course, I thought of that, too. However, after the virus outbreak was finally under control, they left the research institute and went around the world to do other research. I couldn't contact any of them, let alone gather the entire team." Previously, Jaylen researched inhibitors because the incubation period of the Xasia virus wouldn't exceed ten years.

However, he needed an antidote to save Maeve's life.

However, the virus in her body had clearly become more lethal, which was very problematic.

Will and Theo immediately became very depressed.

"Yet, don't you worry. My experiment is about to bear fruit. There are only last few steps left to verify. Surely, it's good to have their help, but even without them, I'm going to save your Mommy," Jaylen promised them.

Will lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before asking, "Jaylen, may I know the name of the person in charge of the research team?"

"Eric Sullivan."

*****

Back at Retro Apartment, there was a black Spyker parked downstairs. The doors remained shut after an extended period of time.

The back window was lowered halfway, and think smoke floated out, blurring the handsome and austere face of the man sitting in the backseat.

He raised his eyelids and his gaze landed precisely on the window of Maeve's unit in pitch-black night.

The lights were not on at this hour, indicating there was no one at home.

Maeve was a night owl and the two kiddos would not sleep before nine o'clock.

'So, where did they go?' Byron opened his thin lips and exhaled a cloud of smoke.

There was a hint of derision in his eyes.

'Did she bring his son to live with Jaylen? Huh. Archer, call Will and tell him to come down immediately if he's home," Byron commanded.

"Yes, Mr. Mcdaniel." Archer took out his phone and was about to do as he was told when a call came in. "Hello?"

No one knew what the other party said, but Archer immediately turned to Byron and passed the message. "Mr. Mcdaniel, the chairman of Kuskait's pharmaceutical company said that Will asked them to find a researcher called Eric Sullivan, and would like to know if it was per your instruction."

"No." Byron Mcdaniel stubbed out the cigarette between his fingers. He then asked, "Did Will say why?"

"Will didn't. He just asked them to investigate as soon as possible. He seems to be in a hurry."

'In a hurry?' Byron narrowed his eyes. 'Why would Will want to look for a specific researcher?'

At Jaylen's Villa, Will went to Theo after making the call and told the latter that he had already sent someone to find Eric.

"You didn't tell Daddy about Mommy's illness, did you?" Theo wrinkled his little nose as he spoke. "Although I really wanted to tell him, Mommy doesn't want him to know about this. We need to keep it a secret." He continued.

Will's mind drifted for a moment before he blurted, "No, I didn't call Daddy."