She was aware that with no sound-proofing in her room, both Sophie and Emily must have heard her cries of joyful moans.

However, when she woke up in the morning, she had met Sophie who had come over to take care of her, and did not give her any judgemental looks to make her embarrassed.

Then, in the afternoon, when she wasn't feeling so sore, she and Sophie had gone down and saw Emily, who acted like she didn't know anything and after having their slice of [Nutritious Bread], they had begun talking about random things, and wondering where Max might have gone.

Because of that, she had relaxed completely and had nearly forgotten that Emily was also aware of her nightly escapades with Max.

Now that he told her this, all that embarrassment she was supposed to feel in the afternoon upon meeting Emily, she was feeling now.

Just then, she felt Max's hand on her shoulder and heard him say, "Calm down. No need to be so embarrassed. If she saw you like this and asked you what's wrong, it would be more embarrassing."

Natalie looked at him and anxiously asked, "But how am I supposed to face her now?"

"Just like you have been facing her until now. She is acting oblivious so as not to embarrass you, you should do the same." Max said.

Hearing this, Natalie growled, glaring at him angrily, "Why did you tell me that, Big Brother? If you hadn't, I would still be calm. You… are too much."

"Yeah. It's my fault. I'm sorry." Max raised his hands in surrender, but an amused smile still hung on his lips.

"You…"

Before Natalie could say anything about it, Max glanced towards the kitchen and said, "Mom's coming. Now, take a deep breath and try to calm down."

Flustered, Natalie immediately shut her mouth and did as he said. After she had taken a few deep breaths and her face wasn't as red, Emily walked out of the kitchen.

Max gave her a grateful look to which Emily just pursed her lips and put down the bread she made and a piece of Nutritious bread.

She then served the soup, her bread and a slice of Nutritious Bread in four plates. While they craved home-cooked food, no matter how simple it was, Emily knew how perfect the Nutritious Bread was, though a little bland in taste, and couldn't be missed out on.

Once she was done, she called out to Sophie in a loud voice, "Sophie, dinner's ready. Come down."

While she served Max and Natalie their plates, Sophie came down and they began eating.

While eating, she looked at Max several times, opened her mouth, but always hesitated.

Noticing this, Max asked, "Do you want to say something, Mom?"

Sophie and Natalie looked at her.

Emily sighed to herself and nodded.

"Yes. I… heard that you killed over a hundred people. Is that true?" She put down her spoon.

Sophie and Natalie's eyes widened hearing this and they also stopped eating and looked at Max, awaiting his response, while hoping for him to refute it.

However…

Max calmly nodded, "Yeah. They wanted to destroy the mansion and kill everyone here. So, I had no choice but to take action."

The three women paled at his words and there was silence for several seconds which was broken by the sound of Natalie's spoon clanking against the bowl.

Emily and Sophie looked at her in surprise. She was in the mood to eat?

"What's up with those expressions? You think Big Brother did something wrong by killing them?" Natalie asked, her expression hardening, "You heard him, right? If he hadn't killed them, Aunt Sarah, his grandfather and his family and everyone living in this mansion would have died."

She paused for a moment, "The world is not the same now, and we have witnessed this with our own eyes. So, while I understand this is hard to digest given we have lived in a peaceful world until two weeks ago, and are constricted by the so-called morals, it's high time we redefine the definition of what's right and what's wrong."

Max couldn't help but be impressed by her hearing this and gave her a smile which made Natalie happy.

As for Emily and Sophie, they were silent. Of course, they knew the world wasn't the same and what Max did wasn't wrong… It's just that, as Natalie said, their views on things hadn't acclimated to this world yet.

"Let's eat Mom." Sophie said, picking up her spoon once again. And despite not feeling like it, Emily did the same, making Max nod in satisfaction.

Though it wasn't easy to get used to things and their views so soon, as long as they were willing to change, it wouldn't be as difficult.

…

Not long after, they were done with the dinner and Max was leaving when Natalie stopped him and asked while averting his gaze, "You'll come back soon, right?"

Max knew she was afraid that if he stayed with Vivian for too long, something might happen between them. Well, her fear was right since he was going to claim that lovely woman tonight, moreover, he planned to visit someone else too.

So, he cupped her face in his palms and kissed her lips before saying, "I'll try to be back as soon as possible, but I can't promise as I have a lot to do."

Natalie stared at him dazedly after the kiss. Then remembering Emily and Sophie were there, she blushed. However, she suppressed her embarrassment upon hearing his words, bit her lower lip and grabbed the front of his shift before hesitantly saying.

"Promise me… you won't pay me less attention just because… you will have more women interested in you."

Seeing how sweet, vulnerable and lovable she looked as she said this, for a moment, Max wanted to say that she will be the only woman in his life, but then he remembered that he had already made Ruth his woman too and given the danger he and everyone else was, he needed more, he snapped back to his senses and smiled.

"I promise. But if you ever think I'm giving you less attention, complain to me. As my woman, you have the right to."

"Mm. I'll do it." Natalie seriously nodded and said, "Alright. Go now and try to return soon."

"Sure." Max smiled and waved Emily and Sophie goodbye before leaving the residence.

[Harem Points: 19]

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