Clara was a bit surprised, looking at Ella and the others.
Their tone was warm, as if they were very close and familiar with Belle.
But… didn’t they just meet Belle yesterday?
It seemed like Belle only escorted them back to their dorm. How did they become so familiar in just one night? They were even calling her “sister.”
What exactly happened last night?
Yesterday evening, when they ran into Belle and Ethan at the Western restaurant, her three roommates were still indignant and angry on her behalf, showing their disdain for Belle.
But today…
Ella, Zoe, and Ava felt a bit awkward seeing Clara’s expression.
After all, they had thought Belle was a mistress yesterday and supported Clara in confronting her. Today, they were calling the mistress their sister.
“Clara,” Ella said with a smile, “you really misunderstood Belle.”
Belle looked at Ella and Clara in confusion and asked, “What? Misunderstood? Misunderstood me about what?”
Ella smiled and said, “Clara misunderstood that there was something between you and Ethan.”
Clara’s face turned cold.
She glanced at Ella.
Ella’s words clearly showed she was siding with Belle.
Belle looked at Clara, paused for a moment, then smiled and said, “Clara, you really misunderstood. Ethan and I are just good friends. Ethan… explain to Clara.” As she spoke, she tried to put her hand on Ethan’s shoulder in a friendly gesture.
Ethan’s body leaned slightly towards Clara.
Belle’s hand missed its target.
Belle’s smile froze for a moment but quickly returned to normal.
Seeing this, Clara secretly felt a bit pleased.
Ethan looked at Clara and said, “Yes, there’s nothing between us, just friends.”
Clara looked at Ethan.
I don’t believe you!
Men’s words are deceitful.
She didn’t believe him.
But… at this moment, she certainly wouldn’t say she didn’t believe him and ruin his story.
Clara looked at Ethan and suddenly said softly and sweetly, “Honey, I believe you.”
“I know, honey only has me in his heart and loves only me,” Clara said sweetly. After speaking, she couldn’t help but blush.
She said this deliberately to irritate Belle.
But… the shyness was real too.
Everyone knew what was going on between her and Ethan. She had to pretend to be shy and affectionate and say such cheesy words… it made her feel very embarrassed.
Ethan looked deeply at Clara.
Slowly, Clara felt uneasy under his gaze.
Was Ethan going to expose her?
She blinked her big watery eyes at Ethan, pleading silently, please don’t expose me, I’m begging you.
Maybe he received Clara’s silent plea. Ethan curled his lips and nodded, “Yes.”
Hearing this “yes,” Clara secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Her heart was pounding fast… fortunately, the big shot didn’t expose her. Fortunately…
Belle pressed her lips together and looked at Clara.
Clara also looked at her, straightening her back and curling her lips slightly in a victorious posture.
Belle glanced at Clara, smiled, then looked at Ella.
Ella seemed to receive Belle’s hint and said, “Clara, so… you and Ethan have been in love for a long time.”
“I saw on the school forum that you and Ethan liked each other mutually, so you replaced…” Ella suddenly stopped talking, looking embarrassed as if she just realized she had said something wrong.
Clara looked at Ella.
She did it on purpose.
It must be on purpose.
They had been roommates for two years.
Ella was a very smart person, not someone with low emotional intelligence like now.
Everyone roughly knew what was going on between her and Ethan, but Ella deliberately said it like this.
It was to embarrass her.
To imply she was a shameless woman who seduced her brother-in-law.
Ethan looked at Clara.
He wanted to see how the young girl would fight back.
Although she had been very obedient in front of him initially, after what happened last night, he knew that the young girl only seemed like a docile little rabbit but could scratch and bite like a little kitten when pushed too far.
There were still scratch marks from the little kitten on his back!
Clara nodded generously, “Yes, I did steal my sister’s man.”
Anyway, whether it was her sister putting a green hat on Ethan or her stealing her sister’s man… neither was honorable. Since that was the case, she would bear the blame and let people scold her.
One of the sisters had to stand up and bear it all.
Clara said, “I know it’s wrong to do this, but feelings can’t be controlled, right? I love Ethan; Ethan loves me. We are attracted to each other. We couldn’t suppress our feelings for each other. I once tried to suppress my feelings and bless my sister with Ethan, but I couldn’t do it… Later, I figured it out. What are rumors? What is reputation? These things are nothing compared to Ethan. As long as I can be with him, I don’t care if I’m condemned by everyone. I’m not afraid.”
Well said.
Clara couldn’t help but applaud herself inwardly.
She spoke so well.
The love she described was so beautiful.
Clara looked at Ella and Belle’s confused expressions and felt even more proud.
As long as she was shameless enough, she was invincible.
Clara decided to be even more shameless.
Blushing shyly, Clara looked at Ethan sweetly and asked softly, “Honey. Do you feel the same way about me?”
Since Ethan didn’t expose her earlier,
he definitely wouldn’t expose her now either.
She inexplicably had this confidence.
Ethan looked at Clara and nodded, “Yes, I can’t help myself with you.”
“Honey…” Clara became even shyer; it seemed like pink bubbles were floating around her body.
Belle watched angrily as if she was about to vomit blood.
She hadn’t expected… Clara to be so shameless.
She knew very well what was going on between Clara, Ethan, and Iris.
Rationally, she told herself that Ethan married Clara for the greater good.
But… she understood that even if Ethan hadn’t married Clara that day, it wouldn’t have affected him or the Logan family much; people would have just gossiped a bit more.
Yet Ethan married Clara anyway.
She didn’t understand it.
Just like she didn’t understand why Ethan got engaged to Iris in the first place.
The Everett family was only a third-rate merchant family, and Iris could only be considered a third-rate socialite. Ethan had so many choices around him; any top-notch socialite around him could easily outshine Iris by tenfold.
But he chose Iris anyway.
And after Iris betrayed him, he still married Iris’s sister.
What was he thinking?
Did he really have to marry an Everett daughter?
Were none of them women except for Everett daughters?
She thought Ethan married Clara for the greater good.
But now… looking at Ethan’s behavior, she wasn’t so sure anymore.
The time for considering the greater good had passed.
What did Ethan mean by this now?
If Clara was acting to irritate her and show off,
why did Ethan cooperate with her?
If Clara wasn’t acting but genuinely expressing herself,
did that mean… Clara and Ethan had been involved for a long time?
Ethan… such a cold man who was indifferent to everything except work,
actually said “I can’t help myself with you” to a woman in public…
Belle felt hurt as if a big hand was squeezing her heart tightly, making it hard for her to breathe.
Belle took a deep breath to catch her breath slightly and looked at Clara.
She must be feeling very proud now.