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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

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

comes to matters of the heart, there's no such thing

one who loved more deeply was the one who was more

it in his palm and caressing it softly, his voice almost inaudible. "I only

had finally

be unable to resist him. At least she still held a

and sit on the main seat of the household, it would ac,

nonsense again, and never speak of it in front of

suddenly determined master

courtyard still had

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had bathed carefully, the lingering scent of

and assumed he had been celebrating with Aurelius for

quietly across from each other, and under the

and eyes, looking serious as he spoke,

for slice of

hand away and out the C the

they had already raised their children and were an old married couple.

joke, laughing it off and assuming

were extinguished, hot

and quiet, and a low, earnest voice whispered in her

feeling as though she was being coerced

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

drink.

Nyx finally realized this

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

no longer as frail as before, so the seamstresses in

having her measurements taken while a servant assisted her with fitting in from of the mirror whe a small white kitten,

and nudge her, Nyx was slightly taken aback and turned to look at him,

"Come here."

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