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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

truly fair. But now, confronted with Erik's question, he felt his past beliefs beginning

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

deeply was the

at his waist, holding it in his palm and caressing it softly, his voice almost inaudible. "I only wish for her to

drunk, he had finally come

Nyx with all his might, and it was perfectly normal for her to be unable to resist him. At

more prominent place in her heart and sit on the

never speak of it in front

looked up at his suddenly determined master in confusion and lowered his head, meekly

small courtyard still

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Chapter 382

Erik had bathed carefully, the lingering scent of alcohol was

and assumed he had been celebrating with Aurelius for capring

and

serious as he spoke, 'Shall we byt

for slice of

was talking nonsense. She pulled his hand away and out

their children and were an

a joke, laughing it off and assuming the matter

the lights were extinguished, hot breath brushed

quiet, and a low, earnest voice whispered in

Nyx nodded uncontrollably, feeling as though she was being coerced into

Starting today, alcohol is strictly prohibited in

drink.

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

a wedding ceremony all of a sudden, since she had already

some weight, Nyx was no longer as frail as before, so the seamstresses

measurements taken while a servant assisted her with fitting in from of the mirror whe a small white kitten, braving the snow, slipped through the window and sat on the

the kitten hesitate to approach and nudge her, Nyx was

"Come here."

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