Claire lowered her head, her eyes still snapped shut as she nodded.
"Can you tell why you want to marry ?" He asked.
Claire stayed silent for a while before she took a breath and honestly said.
"Because you are strong and influential. If I beca your wife, I won't have to struggle to survive and Kevin would have proper resources to cultivate when he starts to cultivate. Also because like every child, he also needs a father figure, soone to take care of him, soone he could rely on."
Hearing this, Max asked, "What if I die to the noble families? Then would it all be useless?"
Claire remained silent.
Sighing, he said, "Alright. I can marry you but–"
"That's enough for ." Claire cut him off. "As long as you take as your woman, promise to take care of Kevin and , I don't care whether I'm your wife, concubine or even a servant. I don't need a status to show in public."
Max inhaled and exhaled a deep breath before he sincerely said, "You are a good woman and an even better mother."
Saying this, he stood up, walked over to her front, gently tilted her chin up with his hand, raising her head so she was looking at him as he solemnly declared.
"Claire, from now on, you'll be one of my won and I promise to take care of you and Kevin to the best of my abilities."
Claire stared into his eyes, complex emotions raging in her heart and tears threatening to burst forth from her eyes as she said, "Thank you."
Max placed a finger on her lips as he shook his head, "You are my woman now and don't ever need to say thank you to for anything, understand?"
"Yes." "Good." Smiling at her ek response, he bent down a little and kissed her lips.
Claire closed her and reciprocated it.
A few seconds later, he pulled away and said, "Let's go."
"Where?" She blinked in confusion. She was thinking now that they had sorted out their relationship, he would want to… take her. So, his words confused and also disappointed her a little.
Noticing this, he pulled her up and into his embrace, pressing her tightly against him.
Then his hands snaked down her back and onto her supple ass. Squeezing it a little too roughly to be romantic–just what he thought she liked–he said.
"Don't be disappointed. At night, I'll make love to you until you beg to stop. Right now, however, you should re-introduced to Kevin and I also have to introduce you to your sisters and my other companions."
Hearing this, she beca a little hesitant, prompting him to ask, "What's wrong? You don't want to tell Kevin yet?"
Claire nodded. "I think it would be better if we told him after overcoming this crisis."
"It's your decision. But know that, such crises will never stop popping up."
Saying this, he took out his communication crystal and told everyone, including Sera, to gather.
"Let's go. I will introduce you to my companions first."
…
Ten minutes later, Ray, Shasha, Little Rou and her grandfather had gathered in Emily's house and were curious why they were suddenly called.
Emily wasn't happy to have cultivation interrupted, but thinking it might be important, she cald herself down.
Just then, soone knocked on the door before a sweet voice sounded. "Excuse ."
"Hm? Who is it?" Ray muttered before he looked at Emily, asking if he should open the door.
Emily was hesitant.
Then, the voice continued, "Um, I'm Sera. Sir Max has called here. He has sothing to tell us."
Despite this, Emily wasn't ready to believe because just one mistake could prove to be disastrous.
"She shouldn't be an enemy." Shasha voiced her opinion.
Emily also thought so, but just to be sure, she whipped out her communication crystal, wanting to confirm with Max if he had called her.
Just then, however, she heard Max's voice outside.
"Oh, you have arrived."
Max, seeing Sera standing awkwardly at the door, understood what was going on. So, he knocked and called out, "It's . Open up."
However… the door didn't open.
"..."
Sera and Claire looked at him and looked back with a blank look on his face.
Then, his communication crystal buzzed.
When checked the ssage, he sighed in exasperation before sending a ssage back.
The ssage was from Emily, asking where he was. Clearly, despite hearing his voice at the door, she decided to be cautious.
It was a good thing to be cautious but they couldn't be paranoid.
'It would have been better if I had sent them back with others. They wouldn't be suffering like this.'
Feeling the rage bubble up within him, he clenched his fists tight. 'I should be their shield, allowing them to be worry free, but I'm causing so much trouble for them.'
Sera and Claire imdiately guessed what was going on in his mind when they saw his expression turn dark and his body started trembling after he received the ssage and sighed.
As if synchronized, both stepped close to him and hugged him from both sides.
They duo exchanged an understanding glance before Sera said, "There is no need for you to feel guilty about the situation. You didn't intentionally cause trouble. You did what you did to save your loved one."
After she paused, Claire continued, "If you were faced with the sa situation again, wouldn't you choose to do the sa? Save your loved one even if it ant trouble?"
Max took a deep breath, "I would."
He knew it was useless to feel guilty, but seeing his loved ones, his companions suffer because of him, he couldn't help himself.
Creak!
Just then, the door creaked open to reveal Emily, who furrowed her brows when she saw him being embraced by two beauties.
Suddenly, Max felt his hair stand on end but the feeling vanished as soon as it ca. 'Was it the enemy?'
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