Chapter 1173: He would never let anyone bad-mouth Corrine.
After a moment, Nate looked up at Ralph. "I want to ask you something. How did my and Corrine's marriage arrangement even happen?" Ralph gave a bitter smile, clearly unimpressed by the arrangement. "You should ask Evelyn about that." Nate wasn't shocked.
His grandmother had left hin anger and moved to Lyhaton mainly because of the marriage arrangement. Ralph had opposed the arrangement strongly, but Evelyn had refused to call it off, staying quiet when asked why. But when Ralph found out that Corrine was exactly the one arranged to marry Nate, his attitude began to change, just a little.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThis shift caught Nate's attention.
Nate asked, his eyes sharp, "Are you quiet because you don't know, or because you won't tell me?" Ralph thought for a long while before resting his hand on the railing. "Her parents had approved of this arrangement." Her parents... The late Kiley from the Ford family and Dewey from Pinetree City? Instead of digging deeper, Nate changed the subject. “So, you must approve of this marriage." Ralph bit back a curse. He had strongly opposed it, but Corrine's nhad already been quietly added to the family records, leaving him no grounds to argue further.
"You and Evelyn are being stubborn. You'll regret this one day." "I never regret my decisions," Nate replied, his tone firm. "Not before, not ever." Read more at gvlnovom The message was clear: Corrine was his.
Ralph gave him one final look before walking away with his group.
Once Ralph had left, Corrine approached Nate. "Did you do something to Andromache?" "You always figure things out," Nate said with a warm smile.
Corrine smirked. "Ralph wouldn't have stormed into your quarters this early unless it was about Andromache. I can't think of any other reason." Especially since last night's events had everything to do with Andromache.
Knowing Nate, he wouldn't let it go easily.
Even if Nate hadn't acted, she would have found a way to take revenge.
"Did you go too far? Could this cback to haunt you? Comine asked, her voice filled with concern.
Both the main family and the collateral branches were watching Nate, along with the Elder Council. If things went too far, she feared others might use it against him.
She had handled Andromache and Darrion on her own specifically to stop anyone from gaining leverage over Nate.