The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 27
Chapter 27 Stay The Night
Before long, Evelyn stirred awake.
Her eyes immediately landed on the bandage wrapped around Corrine's wrist, and her expression flickered with surprise. "What happened? How did you hurt yourself?"
Her gaze shifted momentarily to Nate, her expression difficult to read-layered with curiosity and a hint of
suspicion.
Could it be that Nate, in one of his rare displays of eagerness, had inadvertently caused this?
Corrine smiled faintly, her tone light and reassuring. "Oh, it's nothing serious. I accidentally cut myself while
breaking a flowerpot earlier. No need to worry."
Evelyn nodded, her brows lifting slightly as her features softened. "I'm glad it's nothing too bad." She reached out and gently took Corrine's hand, her voice warm and inviting. "Since you're injured, why don't you stay the
night? It's better to rest here than to go home."
Nate's brow twitched, but his timing was impeccable. "The rain's coming down hard, and it doesn't seem like it'll let up anytime soon," he added, his tone calm but firm.
Evelyn chimed in with mock gravity, her lips curling into a knowing smile, "Corrine, you've only just recovered, and you really shouldn't risk getting caught in the rain. Now that you're hurt, it'd only make things worse if you got an infection."
cup of coffee in front of Evelyn, a subtle smile playing on his lips.
excellent point."
word in edgewise, could only stare at
just like that, she found herself staying at Evelyn's house without fully understanding how
transpired.
dinner was served, the three of
poised demeanor. Her gaze lingered before she asked, "Corrine, are
her parents, Corrine's lashes lowered, and her voice softened as she shook her
father came to mind-a cold detachment that suggested his absence was satiric and
and her tone turned more tender. "So, you're living alone now? If that's the case, why not come live with me? It's not safe for a young woman to be on her own. Here,
a rule about no serious conversations at the
her a pointed
huffed, crossing her arms with a pout, "Rules can bend for special cases. Honestly, you're already acting so protective of Corrine, and she hasn't even married you
but
head and focused on her food, her lips pressing into a tight
to hide her awkwardness.
appeared in
envy. With steady precision, he reached" for a plump pacific white shrimp. His fingers, long and deft, worked
seemed like an art
shrimp meat separated from its shell with
had never witnessed such artful shrimp peeling. Her gaze settled
momentarily lost
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