Chapter 51

Chapter 51 Not Difficult To

Understand Someone

Nate didn't seem in any rush to start eating. Instead, he picked up the king crab in the center of the table, his hands deftly working the crab legs with a swift, practiced motion of his knife.

Handling crab legs wasn't a simple task. Most people would have appeared. clumsy in the process.

It was exactly this reason that Corrine, despite her craving for crabs, had restrained herself from trying one.

Yet Nate's fingers-long and precise-wrapped around the fork and knife with ease, his movements smooth and graceful, almost hypnotic.

As Corrine averted her gaze, she was surprised to find a perfectly prepared

crab leg on her plate.

"Thank you," she said softly, her voice betraying a hint of surprise. She lowered her head to take a bite, and then glanced at Nate, her curiosity piqued. "You seem to know me well."

lifted his eyes to meet her gaze, a smile tugging at the corners of his lips. "It's

eyes narrowed slightly, a cold edge creeping

his deep voice. carrying an irresistible allure. "You're right here in front of me. Hearing it straight from you feels far more

at his words. A faint smile curled on her lips, though there was still a trace of something unreadable in her eyes as she studied him. "I wonder...

her gaze with a look that felt like he could see straight through her. "I've learned that underneath your calm, collected exterior, there's a heart that burns with

never leaving Corrine. His eyes, filled with an unexpected tenderness, softened as he spoke. "But I

heart beneath a

known for only a few days, to understand her so

to her three years with Bruce, only to realize he had

was simply a matter of time-that eventually, Bruce would learn to see her for who she

was about whether

within her. She met Nate's sincere gaze, watching him hold his wine glass with quiet honesty. Finally, she lifted her own glass and toasted him from across the

to you with time," Nate replied, his voice steady and

conviction.

they left the restaurant, and Nate offered to

home.

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