Divorce Failed My Wife's Secret Identities Shock the World novel Chapter 181

Andres offered Naomi a polite smile, then turned to Maeve, who was propped up against the headboard. "I'm going to the study to deal with a few contracts. Call me if you need anything."

Maeve lifted a hand in a lazy wave to show she'd heard him.

Only when Andres's tall, clean-cut silhouette disappeared from sight did Naomi finally let out a long breath.

Being that close to him left her tight-chested and breathless, like the room had shrunk around her.

She shut the door properly and marched straight to Maeve's bedside. "What was that? Does he know I know about you two?"

Maeve said evenly, "You showed up at my door. I had to give him an explanation that made sense."

Naomi poked Maeve in the forehead, annoyed. "And you don't know why I showed up?"

"Something this big happens and you go off the grid. If I didn't come check with my own eyes, I'd have assumed you were dead."

Maeve rubbed the spot she'd been poked. "Naomi. Don't forget I'm a patient right now."

To prove she wasn't lying, Maeve grabbed the infrared thermometer and aimed it at her forehead.

Ninety-eight point six.

The cooling patches were actually doing their job.

Naomi leaned in at once. "How did you manage to make yourself sick? Was it all the online crap people have been throwing at you?"

Maeve shook her head. "It's not that."

Before Naomi could press, Maeve said, "The day before yesterday was his birthday. And I forgot. Completely."

Naomi's mouth fell open. For a long moment, no sound came out.

Maeve's expression tightened. "I think it's The Binding. Lately I dream about him less and less. And now even his birthday… it slipped away."

Maeve almost never let anyone see her vulnerable side, but in Naomi's arms she looked small, shaken, and unfairly hurt.

She buried her face against Naomi's shoulder, voice muffled. "I'm scared. What if one day I can't even remember his name?"

Naomi stroked her back. "You've been under too much stress. Forgetting a thing or two happens. It's normal."

Maeve shook her head harder. "No. I know it's Griffin. He's using The Binding to mess with my mind."

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