Nora thought for a moment. Clara was a well-behaved student, while Iris looked like a gentle and weak little flower…
Could it be that Ethan preferred this type? Gentle and obedient.
He didn’t like someone as bright and bold as her?
Nora smiled slightly at Clara and walked towards Clara and Ethan.
Clara easily spotted Nora in the crowd.
Nora, being such a stunning beauty, was eye-catching in any setting.
She was naturally cold and elegant, and with a bit of makeup, she became even more striking. All the other women seemed to fade into the background next to her.
“Ethan…” Nora looked at Ethan and smiled. “I didn’t expect you to come… I thought you would find it boring and stay away.”
Clara looked at Nora.
She seemed very familiar with Ethan.
It made sense, considering Nora was close to June, so it was likely she knew Ethan well too.
“It is boring,” Ethan said flatly. “I wasn’t planning on coming.”
He looked at Clara.
Why was he looking at her?
Nora’s heart sank.
He wasn’t planning on coming… but came for Clara?
Was Clara already that important to him?
Nora smiled and said, “Do you mind if I take Clara to have some fun? Introduce her to some friends?”
Ethan glanced at Clara and said, “Go ahead.”
Since he arrived, many people had come to greet him and discuss business matters, which would likely bore Clara.
She would probably enjoy discussing jewelry and accessories with other women more.
Clara nodded and followed Nora.
Nora introduced Clara to her circle of friends, giving a brief introduction.
Then they started chatting.
They talked about clothes and jewelry.
After that, they gossiped about various topics.
Some were about people in their circle, others about celebrities.
In fact… the wealthy were closely linked with the entertainment industry.
Clara listened to the gossip about celebrities with curiosity.
So that’s how it was… their relationships were like that…
So-and-so was actually like this in private…
And so on…
“Clara…” someone suddenly looked at Clara and smiled. “Tell us about Ethan.”
About Ethan?
What about Ethan?
“… What do you want to know?” Clara asked.
“Tell us what Ethan is like in private,” the person smiled. “You know, Ethan usually ignores us socialites. He doesn’t talk to us, sometimes he doesn’t even greet us.”
He did seem like that kind of person.
Though it sounded a bit arrogant and aloof.
But he had the right to be arrogant and aloof.
“He’s like that most of the time,” Clara said.
She didn’t really know Ethan well either.
Before they got married, they had little interaction. Now that they were married… it hadn’t been long, and Ethan was good at hiding his emotions. She couldn’t figure out what kind of person he was.
Even after being married for a while, Ethan remained distant and inscrutable to her. She couldn’t see through him.
Well… not completely.
At least in one aspect, she had seen through him.
In that aspect, he was a beast.
In that regard… she understood him completely.
But apart from that… she couldn’t figure him out at all.
“Is he cold towards you too?” a socialite asked curiously.
Clara thought for a moment and nodded. “Yes.”
It seemed expected yet unexpected.
He was cold towards everyone.
But did he have to be cold towards his own wife too?
“Do you two… sleep together?” someone suddenly asked.
Clara looked at the person in confusion.
The others also looked at the socialite who asked the question.
The woman smiled awkwardly. “I… I’m just curious.”
“We do sleep together,” Clara nodded.
“We sleep together every day.”
Don’t people sleep every day?
They looked at Clara’s matter-of-fact expression.
Every day?
Did she have to emphasize every day?
Was she showing off her sex life?
“And Ethan… is he cold even when sleeping?” the woman asked.
The other socialites looked at Clara curiously.
They were genuinely interested in knowing.
Clara felt something was off.
It seemed like their definition of sleeping wasn’t the same as hers.
To her, sleeping meant just that-sleeping. People slept every day.
But their sleeping seemed to mean… making love.
Clara realized this belatedly, blushing deeply.
These socialites… were they always this bold?
Actually, she could be bold in private too, joking with close friends about such things.
But with people she just met today… asking such explosive questions?
Didn’t they feel awkward or inappropriate?
These socialites… really didn’t feel awkward or inappropriate.
In fact… the socialite circle could be more uninhibited than ordinary people.
This circle had both very clean individuals who had never faced hardship or danger, living a life as pure as white paper…
And those who were very decadent. The wealthy faced more temptations, those who could resist passed through, those who couldn’t fell into it…
Clara blushed, not knowing how to respond.
Nora looked at Clara… She was very curious too. Curious about what Ethan was like in bed. She felt like a pervert wanting to know another couple’s private life… but she just wanted to know.
Desperately wanted to know.
Nora took a deep breath and smiled at the others. “Alright, stop it… Clara is young and shy, don’t tease her.”
“She’s young but married,” someone laughed. “We’re all unmarried girls… we’re not shy.”
“Clara, tell us. We mean no harm, really… we’re just very curious… curious about what your husband is like in bed… is he abstinent or a beast?” someone asked with a playful smile.
Clara blushed even more, not knowing how to answer.
“I… I need to use the restroom,” Clara said with a red face, choosing to escape.
She could joke about dirty things with her close friends.
But not with people she just met…
And talking about her own private life… she didn’t have the habit of sharing her marital privacy with others.
Such embarrassing things… how could she say them out loud?
Clara came out of the restroom and saw Nora and June together with others.
Clara breathed a sigh of relief.
With June there, they wouldn’t ask such questions again.
Talking about someone’s brother and sister-in-law’s private life in front of them… how awkward would that be?
Clara searched for Ethan in the crowd but couldn’t find him after looking for a while.
Where was he?
Did he leave early without her?
“What are you looking for?” someone suddenly asked near her ear.
Clara jumped in surprise, turning around in panic to look at the person.
Seeing him, Clara froze for a moment.
It was a very… enchanting… man.
A young man.
He looked very young, in his twenties at most.
The man had slightly long hair styled nicely and wore silver-framed glasses.
He had very fair skin and standard phoenix eyes… slightly upturned at the corners, naturally seductive.
Very enchanting and handsome.
A flash of amazement crossed Clara’s eyes.
It was the first time she saw such a good-looking man.
Even more handsome than Ethan.
She thought Ethan was already incredibly handsome…
But unexpectedly, there was someone even more stunning in the world.
This man… was like an enchanting male fox spirit. Meant to seduce women.
“Missy, do you think I’m good-looking?” the man asked with a mischievous smile, his lips curling into a playful grin.
“…!!!” Clara snapped out of it, realizing she had been staring rudely. She stepped back two paces to put some distance between them, blushing as she asked, “Who are you?”