Clara was conflicted all the way back to the Logan family home, unable to come to any conclusion.
In the end, she gave up.
Forget it.
Why think so much?
In the future, whether Daniel liked her or not wouldn’t matter.
What mattered was that she was now Ethan’s wife, and she no longer liked Daniel.
From now on, she should have less contact with Daniel.
In fact, she and Daniel had already grown distant. Years ago, before Daniel went abroad, their families lived in the same neighborhood and saw each other often. But after Daniel went abroad for several years, they rarely contacted or saw each other, and their relationship gradually became estranged.
In the future, they would have even fewer opportunities to meet and would grow even more distant.
After all, she was now a married woman, and it wasn’t appropriate to be too close to other men.
Clara got out of the car and entered the neighborhood.
As she walked to the Logan family villa, she ran into Benjamin.
Benjamin walked over with a smile. “Oh… what a coincidence.”
Clara replied, “Hmm.”
Benjamin looked at Clara.
She frowned. “What are you looking at?”
It was inexplicable.
He looked her up and down with a strange gaze.
She really wanted to snap at him: “What are you looking at? Haven’t you seen a beautiful woman before?”
But considering Benjamin’s own looks and the looks of the woman he liked, Nora, she didn’t have the courage to say it.
If she did, Benjamin would probably laugh at her.
“You are really ordinary,” Benjamin commented after sizing her up.
She gritted her teeth.
She really wanted to punch him.
How was she ordinary?
She might not be a stunning beauty, but she was at least a pretty girl. From childhood to now, everyone said she was good-looking; no one ever said she was ordinary.
“The first time I saw you… you seemed okay. But the more I look at you, the more ordinary you seem. Not very attractive,” Benjamin said seriously.
She gritted her teeth.
She held back again and again. In the end, she couldn’t hold back anymore.
She snapped at him: “What does it matter to you if I’m ordinary?”
Benjamin said, “It matters to me.”
She frowned and looked at Benjamin.
Could he really be a lunatic?
“Think about it. If you’re so ordinary… how can you capture Ethan’s heart?” Benjamin said.
Benjamin continued, “If you can’t capture Ethan’s heart, then other women will have a chance.”
Clara said, “Like Nora?”
He looked at Clara and frowned. “Nonsense.”
This was the first time Clara had seen Benjamin frown unhappily.
Ha.
He was unhappy.
That made her happy.
“How am I talking nonsense?” Clara said with a smile. “Isn’t Nora Ethan’s first love?”
Benjamin was stunned for a moment and looked at Clara. “How do you know that? Who told you?”
Clara said, “It doesn’t matter who told me. The point is, I know.”
Benjamin pursed his lips and looked at Clara unhappily.
Clara said with a grin, “What? Are you afraid Ethan will fall in love with Nora?”
Benjamin sneered. “Ha… would I be afraid?”
Clara nodded. “Yes, you look like you’re afraid.”
Benjamin glared at Clara in dissatisfaction.
The conversation couldn’t continue pleasantly anymore.
Clara was really too annoying.
“Forget it,” Benjamin said. “I can’t count on you.”
Clara asked, “… Count on me for what?”
“I can’t count on you to capture Ethan’s heart,” Benjamin said.
Why couldn’t he count on her?
Did he think so little of her?
She thought she still had a chance. Ethan… last night he forced her to delete Daniel’s contact. She thought Ethan was jealous. Why would he be jealous? Of course, because he liked her.
Even if it hadn’t reached the level of liking yet, at least… Ethan cared about her.
She would soon capture Ethan’s heart.
Benjamin was throwing cold water on her?
“You are too annoying; Ethan won’t like you,” Benjamin said.
She looked at Benjamin.
Just because she said something he didn’t like to hear, now she was annoying?
“Yes,” Clara nodded. “I am indeed too annoying. If I can’t capture Ethan’s heart, then let Ethan be captured by Nora. After all, they are each other’s first love. First love is the most beautiful.”
“Do you believe I’ll sew your mouth shut?” Benjamin said.
Clara replied, “I don’t believe it.”
Benjamin really wanted to sew her mouth shut!!!
So she could never say anything he didn’t like to hear again.
Clara felt very pleased seeing Benjamin so angry that he couldn’t speak.
Serves him right.
Who told him to say she was ordinary?
Didn’t he know that women were very petty and held grudges?
“Keep being stubborn,” Benjamin said through gritted teeth. “When Ethan abandons you, let’s see how stubborn you can be.”
Clara smiled and said, “Even if I’m abandoned by Ethan, at least I once had him… What about you? Have you ever had Nora?”
Benjamin felt like another knife had been stabbed into his heart.
Looking at Clara, who clearly looked like a cute little girl but spoke in such an unpleasant way…
Someone like her, with such a sharp tongue, must not have many friends.
“How do you know I haven’t had her?” Benjamin asked defiantly.
“It’s obvious… Nora’s first love is Ethan. With such an amazing first love, how could she settle for someone not as good as him?” Clara said with a smile.
Benjamin was speechless.
Was she saying he wasn’t as good as Ethan?
In what way was he not as good as that cold block of ice?
“You say that… but it’s not necessarily true. Look at Ethan; his first love is an excellent woman like Nora. In the end, didn’t he marry an ordinary woman like you?” Benjamin said with a smile.
Come on.
Let’s hurt each other.
Who’s afraid of whom?
She glared at Benjamin.
He hit the nail on the head.
She didn’t know how to refute him.
Seeing Clara speechless made Benjamin feel like he had finally won a round; his mood improved significantly.
Looking at Clara, he softened his tone and attitude. “Actually… there’s no need for us to be so confrontational. We’re actually on the same side.”
Clara rolled her eyes at him. “Who’s on the same side as you?”
“We are,” Benjamin said. “Think about it… You like Ethan; I like Nora. Aren’t we on the same side? Now we need to cooperate.”
Clara asked, “… How do we cooperate?”
“You seize every opportunity to capture Ethan’s heart and make him fall in love with you. Meanwhile, I’ll seize every opportunity to win over Nora so they won’t have a chance to get back together. This way, it’s good for both of us. Everyone wins,” Benjamin said.
Thinking about it carefully…
It seemed reasonable.
“It’s good for you,” Clara said.
Benjamin replied, “… Isn’t it good for you too?”
Clara said, “Not really. Ethan told me he doesn’t like Nora.”
Benjamin was stunned for a moment. “Ethan told you that?”
Clara raised an eyebrow. “Why wouldn’t he?”
Well…
There didn’t seem to be anything husbands and wives couldn’t talk about.
“What exactly did he say?” Benjamin asked.
Clara said, “He just said it directly. He said if he still liked Nora, there wouldn’t be anything between us. If he liked Nora, he would have married her directly. No one could force him into marriage.”
That seemed true enough.
So… was he worrying unnecessarily?
Were his concerns unfounded?
Benjamin looked at Clara and thought for a moment before saying, “Even though he said that, you still shouldn’t let your guard down.”
Benjamin continued, “Ethan might still find you interesting now. After having too much of rich food, people crave something simple… But after eating simple food for a while, it becomes bland.”
Clara gritted her teeth and glared at Benjamin.
This jerk…
Did he even know how to talk?
What did he mean by rich food and simple food?
Was she simple food?
And Nora was rich food?
“Give up,” Clara said through gritted teeth. “With your low emotional intelligence, you’ll never win over a beauty.”