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,
excellent point."
get a word in edgewise, could only stare at them
at Evelyn's house without fully understanding how it
transpired.
time dinner was served, the three of them gathered around
demeanor. Her gaze lingered before she asked, "Corrine, are your parents
lashes lowered, and her voice softened as she
face when her father came to mind-a cold detachment that suggested his
me? It's not
no serious conversations at the dinner table?" Nate
her a
a pout, "Rules can bend for special cases. Honestly, you're already
lips parted, but no words came
exchange, ducked her head and focused on her
to hide her awkwardness.
a hand appeared
precision, he reached" for a plump pacific white shrimp. His fingers, long and deft,
like an art
meat separated from its shell with elegant
found herself transfixed. She had never witnessed such artful shrimp peeling. Her gaze
momentarily lost in
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