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Chapter 382

Chapter 382

A book was thrown at Arlong's shoulder, causing him to stagger and collapse to the ground in a flurry of apologies

The alcohol surged in Erik's veins, and the frustration inside him twisted like a knot of tangled ropes. Erik's anger flared. “Who gave you the courage to speak such nonsense?"

He thought, 'If he dared say such things in front of me today, would he also dare to gossip in front of Nyx tomorrow?

If Nyx misunderstood that he had the intention of taking a concubine, Erik would

not only punish Arlong severely, but he might even castrate him and send him to the eunuchs.

Arlong's forehead hit the floor, and he suddenly felt a chill between his legs, an indescribable sense of fear creeping in.

He said, "I just thought it wasn't fair for you. Now that the lady has caught Aurelius's eye, why should you remain celibate? Isn't that unfair?"

These heartfelt words had been buried in his chest for a long time. Even if Erik punished him severely, he couldn't help but speak them now.

The room fell into silence.

Erik looked down at his subordinate, who had spoken out of turn, with a mix of mockery and thoughtfulness in his eyes. Slowly, his mind cleared.

"Unfair." He shook his head as if to mock himself, then sat back down, his tone softening. "Get up."

Erik continued, "According to your reasoning, aren't the men with many wives and concubines also being treated unfairly?"

Arlong was stunned by the question. "T-That's different..."

It was common for men to have multiple wives, but women were expected to follow the rules of womanhood in that Even a princess from a royal family would be disgraced for keeping a lover.

era

it was truly fair. But now, confronted with Erik's question, he felt his

matters of the heart, there's no such thing as fairness," Erik

who loved more deeply was the one

the sachet at his waist, holding it in his palm and caressing it

had

for her to be unable to resist

for who could take a more prominent place in her heart and sit on the main seat

nonsense again, and never speak of it

suddenly determined master

small courtyard still had lamps burning

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had bathed carefully, the lingering scent of alcohol was still waved,

further and assumed he had been celebrating with Aurelius

and under the warm glow

serious as he spoke, 'Shall

for slice of

the drunkard was talking nonsense. She pulled his hand away and out the C the kitchen to prepare some hangover

all, they had already raised their children and were an old married couple. She saw so get

a joke, laughing it

were extinguished, hot breath brushed

low, earnest voice whispered in

uncontrollably, feeling

in her heart, 'No more alcohol. Starting today, alcohol is strictly prohibited in

drink.

for the wedding ceremony began in earnest that Nyx finally realized this was to fries whim

understand why he was so eager to have a wedding ceremony all of a sudden, since she

frail as before, so the seamstresses in the mansion were beasy making

in from of the mirror whe a small white kitten, braving the snow, slipped

Nyx was slightly taken aback and turned

"Come here."

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