NovelApexChapter 1211: Nate relaxed his grip around her waist, loosening just a bit. His large hand gently wrapped around her smaller, cooler one. "It's getting late. You should head back to your room and rest." It was a simple suggestion, but after what had happened last night, it felt more like an invitation to Corrine.
Her legs wobbled slightly. She cleared her throat and said, “I'm not tired yet. You should go back to your room first." "Are you sure you're not tired, or are you just trying to avoid me?" Nate saw right through her. Without a word, he bent down and lifted her into his arms. "I promise, nothing will happen tonight." Each tthey were intimate, Nate often said it would be the last time, but it was always a lie. After seeing his passion in bed, Corrine had learned not to believe him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAs she tried to squirm away, Nate's expression grew more serious. "Stop moving so much. You'll make my injury worse." At his words, Corrine glanced at him quickly, her eyes flashing with disapproval, as if to say, "Now you care about the wound? What about last night?" Nate said nothing. He simply carried her toward the bedroom.
Half an hour later, Corrine found herself lying in Nate's arms.
She tossed and turned, clearly unable to sleep. Nate noticed and guessed it was the situation with Rosalie weighing on her mind. Calmly, he said, "Rosalie is a concubine's child." Corrine blinked in surprise, fixing her gaze on him.
His words were meant to ease her worries. He wanted to reassure her that she didn't need to worry about punishing Rosalie, confronting Zack, or dealing with the Liam family.
The Liam family would never make a move against a concubine's child.
As for Zack, he wasn't the type to ignore what was right. Nate was certain Zack would do what was necessary. He had no doubt Zack wouldn't be biased.
"What do you mean by ‘a concubine's child'?" Corrine couldn't help but laugh. "In this day and age, does the Liam family still practice polygamy?" It was a lighthearted joke, but when she saw the meaningful smile in Nate's eyes, her grin faded slightly. "Is that really the case?" "It's not only the Liam family," Nate replied. "Other families do it too. The population on the Independent Continent is small, and each family controls vast industries. So, the tradition of having multiple wives hasn't died out. If there weren't so many people involved, how could the competition for heirs be so intense?"
Corrine pursed her lips, poking his chest with a finger in mil finger in milddisapproval "It's just an excuse for men to get what they want."
"Don't lump everyone together," Nate said, grabbing her hand and pulling his d her closer. He wrapped his arm around her slender waist. "I'm different from them.”
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