The man looked at Clara and laughed, “First time meeting, and you’re staring at me, asking for my name. Next, are you going to add me on WhatsApp, ask for my phone number? Are you trying to pursue me? Have you fallen in love with me?”
Clara was stunned by the man’s logic.
He suddenly approached her and started talking. She reflexively asked who he was, and he inexplicably concluded that she had fallen in love with him and wanted to pursue him?
What kind of person is this?
Could he be mentally unstable?
It was such a pity. He was so good-looking, yet he seemed to have a mental illness.
Ah… indeed, when God opens a door for you, he closes a window.
“I haven’t,” Clara said seriously.
She was a married woman; her reputation couldn’t be tarnished like this.
If Ethan found out, she would be doomed.
Ethan had already been betrayed once by his sister. If she dared to betray him again… Ethan would never let her or the Everett family off easily.
She couldn’t seek her own demise.
“Haven’t what?” the man asked with a smile. “Haven’t fallen in love with me?”
Clara gritted her teeth. “Right.”
The man laughed, “So you want to pursue me then?”
This man… really must be sick.
Clara turned to leave, not wanting to deal with this lunatic.
What a pity.
So young and good-looking, but unfortunately, he’s a lunatic.
“Are you leaving?” The man blocked Clara’s path and smiled. “What? Did I hit the mark? Are you shy? Trying to escape?”
The man continued, “Young lady, escaping won’t help. Since you’ve fallen for me, you need to face it. What? Afraid to pursue me? Afraid I’ll reject you?”
He went on, “Don’t worry, I won’t reject you. Although you’re average-looking and barely match me… but I’m a kind person. I won’t easily reject a woman’s pursuit because I’m afraid she’ll be heartbroken and do something extreme out of unrequited love. I’ll give you a chance.”
What is he talking about?
A lunatic.
Even narcissism should have its limits.
“What? Are you too moved to speak?” the man asked with a smile.
Clara said, “Move aside, I need to find my husband.”
The man’s smile stiffened for a moment. He looked at Clara and asked, “You… have a husband?”
Clara nodded. “Yes, I have a husband, and… my husband is excellent, very handsome, better looking than you and richer.”
“Impossible,” the man denied immediately. “There can’t be a man in Riverton better looking than me.”
Clara looked at him and said, “How do you know? I think my husband is better looking than you. Although… others might not think so, in my eyes, my husband is the most handsome, perfect man in the world.”
“Oh? Really?” A familiar voice suddenly sounded behind Clara.
This voice was very familiar.
It was her world’s most handsome, perfect… husband.
Clara turned around and saw Ethan standing behind her. Her face turned red instantly.
When did he get here?
Why didn’t he make any noise?
Did he hear everything she just said?
And… since he was here and saw her being pestered by a lunatic, why didn’t he save her?
“Husband…” Clara called out sweetly as she walked over to Ethan’s side.
This time, the man didn’t stop her.
He looked at Ethan and asked, “Is this your wife?”
Ethan raised an eyebrow and asked indifferently, “What? Do you have an issue with that?”
The man nodded. “Yes.”
Ethan said coldly, “Even if you do, keep it to yourself.”
The man replied, “I don’t want to keep it in. She’s too ugly.”
Clara was furious. She glared at the man.
How dare he call her ugly?
She had always been considered a cute beauty since childhood. Though not stunningly beautiful, she was still a beauty. No one had ever called her ugly before.
This lunatic.
How dare he call her ugly?
If he thought she was ugly, why did he keep pestering her earlier?
Shameless.
“She’s better looking than you,” Ethan said coldly.
Clara blushed and glanced at Ethan… Could it be that Ethan really thought she was better looking than this lunatic?
Could it be… that love makes one see beauty in everything? Ethan liked her so much that he thought she was the most beautiful and adorable fairy in the world?
“Are you blind?” The man glared at Ethan. “With her plain looks… how is she better looking than me?”
Ethan replied coldly, “In every way.”
Clara’s face turned even redder.
Ethan truly saw beauty in her through the eyes of love.
He thought she was the most beautiful.
No matter who she compared herself with, she was the most beautiful.
No one was more beautiful than her.
She was more beautiful than anyone else.
Ethan didn’t waste any more words on the man and took Clara’s hand to leave.
“Is that guy… really sick?” Clara asked Ethan.
From Ethan’s demeanor, it seemed like he knew the man.
If they didn’t know each other, the man wouldn’t dare speak to Ethan like that.
She guessed that they not only knew each other but were also on good terms.
“Yes,” Ethan nodded. “He’s mentally ill. Don’t pay attention to him.”
So he really was mentally ill.
She thought so; no normal person would be that narcissistic.
It turned out he was really sick.
“If he’s mentally ill, why don’t his family keep him locked up? Why let him out? What if he hurts someone?” Clara said.
Ethan nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll make sure his parents keep him locked up from now on.”
Later on, Clara saw the deranged man chatting and laughing with Nora and her friends.
So… they knew each other after all.
But it made sense; they were all part of the same circle. It wasn’t surprising they knew each other.
However, seeing that man chatting and laughing with Nora… they really were a sight to behold.
Both were exceptionally good-looking; standing together, they looked like a painting.
After that, Clara stayed by Ethan’s side until the banquet ended.
They went home.
When they got home, it wasn’t too late-around eleven o’clock. Clara went to take a bath first because she had makeup on and styled her hair. She took quite some time in the bathroom. While she dried her hair, Ethan went to take his bath.
By the time Ethan finished his bath, Clara had dried her hair as well.
Clara lay on the bed playing with her phone while Ethan climbed into bed and embraced her.
Did he want to?
Her face turned red.
She was actually very tired today.
She had been standing in high heels for several hours and wanted to sleep.
Just as she was contemplating whether to refuse him or not, Ethan skillfully unbuttoned her nightgown.
Forget it.
It seemed there was no way to refuse him now.
Besides, even if she refused, Ethan wouldn’t accept her refusal anyway.
He might be reasonable in other matters but never respected her wishes in this regard.
After unbuttoning Clara’s nightgown, Ethan didn’t do anything immediately but stared at her chest instead.
His gaze made Clara feel uncomfortable all over.
“Weren’t these marks not here earlier?” Ethan asked.
He was puzzled by the marks on Clara’s chest that appeared and disappeared intermittently.
Clara paused for a moment and looked down at her chest.
Because she had used makeup remover to wipe off the foundation and concealer, the marks on her chest became visible again.
She suddenly remembered that when she finished putting on makeup in the afternoon, Ethan kept staring at this area…
“I used… foundation and concealer to cover them,” Clara explained.
Ethan knew makeup could work wonders.
But… this was too miraculous.
As an unromantic man, he thought only faces could be made up with cosmetics; he never imagined it could be applied to the body as well.