Maeve saw them scurrying over all worried. When he heard this, his expression did a flip. "Loren, what''s going on?"


    "Tom called just a bit ago. Loren got sent to the hospital cuz of poisoning!" Theo was still huffing and puffing, and his little kid voice was a bit hoarse. "Tom asked us to head over and check it out pronto. The car he sent is on its way!" Poisoned?!'' Maeve remembered Loren had said before that things in the royal family were a bit iffytely. The undercurrents were surging inside, and it was probably not very peaceful. His heart sank. Half an hourter, at the Royal Hospital.


    This ce was only for the royal family. There were guards all over the ce, and they checked everything. Anyone going in or out had to go through a whole bunch of checks and ID verification. Outside Loren''s ward were pce guards in their military uniforms, with guns on their hips. They stood all straight and tall, giving off a tough guy vibe.


    As soon as Maeve and the crew showed up, Tom got the word and came out to greet them.


    When he saw Byron tagging along with Maeve, a glimmer of shock shed in Tom''s ss-gray eyes.


    He''d always thought Maeve''s boyfriend was just some regr businessman.


    It wasn''t till he got back to the country and started handling some stuff. When he was looking into the Xasia leak, he spotted a sealed doc with the name "S" in the royal family''s top-secret archives. In the photo, it was the man''s face.


    Byron felt Tom''s sizing-up stare and lifted his eyelids like he knew something was up.


    Tom retracted his gaze and quickly walked to Maeve.


    "Tom, Loren, how''s he doing now?" Maeve blurted out. "Why''d he get poisoned?"


    Theo tugged at Tom''s clothes. "How''s Loren?"


    Tom nodded slightly. "Follow me in first."


    In the ward, not long after the doc left, Loren was propped up against the headboard. He looked a bit peaky and was twirling an energy


    bar in his mouth.


    When he saw Maeve and the two little ones enter, he immediately perked up. His originally droopy ck curly hair curled


    1. up.


    Loren patted the bed. "Come quickly!"


    "Are you alright? I heard that you were poisoned?" Maeve walked over and sat down. He reached out to touch Byron''s, forehead, but Byron stopped him halfway. "Men and women should keep their distance," Byron said cool as a cucumber.


    The corner of Loren''s mouth twitched. "Who is he?"


    Why shouldn''t touch his head?


    "Loren, this is my and Theo''s father," Will said softly.


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    Theo whispered, "I haven''t acknowledged him yet."


    Vhen they heard that, Loren and Tom both looked at Byron at the same time. Their looks got all critical, and there was even a hint of snootiness in their hearts.


    However, no one said anything because they didn''t have a position.


    Maeve asked again, "How''d you get poisoned? Found out who did it?"


    When it came to that, Loren scratched his noggin all sheepish. "Sorry, I made you fret. Truth is, I took the poison myself"


    "What?!"


    "I talked it over with Theo before. I was gonna get him toe over and treat one of my rtives. But Uncle and I figured someone was keeping tabs on us. We haven''t found out who yet, and we don''t know what they''re after. Just to be safe, I had to take a risk and get you guys over here again."


    After exining, Loren looked at Maeve all guilty and sorry. "Didn''t mean to fib to you, but it''s the safest bet for now."


    His mother''s condition could not be dyed any longer.


    In any case, he was still young and his body was resistant to diseases. Eating some poison was nothing.


    It was said that most of the children in Setigal grew up eating poison.


    For a prince like him to be so ruthless to himself, it made Byron think highly of him..


    It was clear there were more than just party animals in Erancia''s royal family.


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    Maeve couldn''t help but ruffle Loren''s little curls. "You''ve been through it. But next time you''ve got a problem, talk it over with us more before making a move. Don''t go gambling with your health."


    "You hear that?" Tom''s lecture was a bitte, but it came. "I told you I''d find a way to set it up ASAP, but you wouldn''t listen. If anything happened to you, you think we''d feel good?"


    Loren chuckled. "I can''t wait anymore, can I?"


    After Theo took his pulse, he jotted down a prescription for detox and got back on his feet. Told him to follow it and he''d be good as new, with nosting effects.


    After that, Tom brought him to the ward on the top floor.


    Maeve and the others stayed in ward Loren to wait.


    Will was a little sleepy. Bit by bit, she forced herself to stay awake


    Byron reached out and picked him up. He let him sit on his arm and whispered, "Go to sleep. Daddy will carry you."


    "Thank you, Daddy," Will said in a daze and soon fell asleep on his father''s shoulder.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org.


    Seeing the natural state of father and son getting along, Loren''s hostility towards Byron lessened a little.


    This man looked pretty good. He could barely be considered worthy of her.


    Maeve tucked a nket around Will. He thought about it and couldn''t help but be curious. "Loren, Tom, was it you who brought Theo to see your mom?" Loren nodded. "It''s my mother, Princess Wren."


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    However, when he left Erancia, he would announce to the public that he was the Queen''s nephew to prevent others from investigating his identity.


    Because his identity... wasn''t that glorious.


    I don''t often hear you mention her. What was she like?''


    The corners of Loren''s mouth twitched. "My mom... she''s a real enigma. She''s drop-dead gorgeous, a total knockout. The people used to call her the most talented and charming Empire Rose. But that was back in the day." Unlike his so-called sister, Princess Fiora, who called herself the "Rose of the Empire", Wren was the shiniest pearl in the eyes of the Erancia people.


    She was once the Queen''s favourite and the heir apparent. Once she came of age, she''d get the title.


    And yet...


    She fled.


    It was said that she had gone far away with the lover she had met in the people.


    No one knew where they had gone. No one could find them.


    It was not until five yearster that the Queen''s people found Wren, who had just given birth to Loren, in a seaside city.


    She was in a car ident and was dying in a pool of blood. After they saved her, not only could she not move, but she couldn''t talk either.


    The Queen was probably let down by her daughter. Even though she got taken care of aftering back to the country, the Queen never looked her way again.


    She abandoned her mother and her people for her lover. In the end, because of her lover''s abandonment, she lost her sweet mom and the folks who adored her. She might not be wrong, but she must be unlucky.


    That was Maeve''s first gut reaction after hearing Loren''s story.


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