LittleNovelChapter 790: Andromache stiffened, her fingers gripping the fork tighter. She could only endure a few more moments before the tension broke, and she put down her fork. "Nate, what's it going to be? Are you really going to stay in Lyhaton just for a woman?" "My business is none of your concern," Nate replied, his words clipped and cold, his dark eyes carrying a chilling finality.
Andromache's breath caught in her throat. Her lips trembled as she bit back the frustration threatening to spill over. "I shouldn't have ctoday." With that, she rose from her seat, her movements sharp with resentment.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEvelyn watched her retreating figure, her voice cold as ice. "From now on, you have no reason to chere." "And you're kickingout?" Andromache's eyes flashed with a mixture of fury and disbelief.
"You're too prestigious for my humble abode," Evelyn replied, her tone as frosty as the first winter morning. Andromache's gaze lingered on Evelyn for a moment, her nostrils flaring with indignation. With a final, disdainful sniff, she turned and stormed out, not sparing another glance.
After her departure, Evelyn lost her appetite, excusing herself to retire to her room.
In the dining room, Corrine rested her chin on one hand, the other tapping rhythmically on the table with her long, delicate fingers. Each tap seemed to echo louder in the charged silence. "The Quinn family heir she mentioned-was it a woman or a man?" Nate's brow furrowed slightly, as though he were contemplating a riddle. “It could be a man.” Corrine narrowed her gaze, a quiet storm brewing behind her eyes. "If it really were a man, why would she say that to my face, and why would your grandma cut her off at such a critical moment?" Evelyn's earlier anger had been fueled by two fires. First, Andromache's blatant disrespect had rubbed her the wrong way. Second, Evelyn wasn't blind-she saw right through Andromache's attempt to plant seeds of discord.
Nate glanced at Corrine and, after peeling the last shrimp with deliberate care, wiped his fingers on a napkin. "So, what's running through your mind?" gvlnovlsbrings endless adventures "Am I the other woman in your life?" Corrine asked, her voice a mixture of curiosity and caution.
Regardless of whether Andromache's words were meant to stir trouble or merely add fuel to the , they had successfully struck a chord within her. No woman can stand completely unfazed when another woman gets too close to her man.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIf she truly didn't care, it would only mean she wasn't invested in him at all.
"No!" Nate's response was immediate, though he quickly om realized it lacked the necessary weight. He gave her a serious look. "Apart from you, I have no interest in any other woman."
His words eased a knot in her chest, and she let the matter slip. That's good," she said, her tone light but firm.
It wasn't that she couldn't stomach m the idea of Nate having past relationships. What she couldn't bear N was the thought of him keeping ambiguous connections with other women now that they were together.
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