The young girl got drunk, which was quite a disaster.
Ethan originally thought Clara had a low tolerance for alcohol and should drink less to avoid any mishaps.
But after last night, he felt that Clara should occasionally drink and get drunk; it was a different kind of experience.
“What happened last night?” Clara blinked, looking at Ethan with confusion.
Ethan raised an eyebrow, looking at Clara. What did she mean by this?
“I got drunk last night…” Clara frowned and said, “I don’t remember anything. Did I do something embarrassing?”
Ethan looked at Clara. Was she pretending to have a blackout?
Heh… her acting was quite good.
He almost believed her if her face wasn’t so red.
He would have believed her!
Her face was so red… it was obvious she was embarrassed about what happened last night.
“Yes.” Ethan nodded, deciding to tease Clara. “You were very proactive last night.”
She looked at Ethan in surprise. How could he lie with his eyes open?
She clearly didn’t.
Scoundrel!
Liar!
“Really?” Clara asked, blushing.
Ethan nodded, “Yes, really…”
Look at him lying so shamelessly. She wanted to tell him that although she was drunk last night, she didn’t blackout; she remembered everything she should and shouldn’t remember!
“Impossible,” Clara said. “I’m very well-behaved when I’m drunk. I just sleep quietly.”
Ethan thought, indeed, she was quite well-behaved.
She did whatever he asked.
“Do you think I’m lying to you?” Ethan raised an eyebrow and asked back.
Clara looked at Ethan. Wasn’t he?
He was clearly lying to her.
“I’m not lying to you,” Ethan said. “Why would I lie to you?”
How would she know?
How would she know why Ethan would lie to her?
Maybe he wanted to deliberately tarnish her reputation by saying she had poor behavior when drunk.
“Look…” Ethan showed his neck to Clara.
There were faint scratch marks on his neck.
Did she scratch him last night?
This… she didn’t have a clear impression of it.
Was she that wild when drunk?
“Did I scratch you?” Clara asked, blushing.
Ethan raised an eyebrow, “Who else could it be?”
“You were very wild when you were drunk,” Ethan said.
Wild…
Clara’s face turned as red as blood.
She wanted to deny it… but… these scratch marks…
They really did look wild.
Clara blushed and stayed silent.
Seeing her shy expression, Ethan smiled slightly.
“Will you still drink in the future?” Ethan asked Clara.
Clara: “… No more.”
She really didn’t want to drink anymore.
“You can drink in front of me,” Ethan said.
She didn’t want to drink in front of anyone.
She wanted to quit drinking.
Actually… she didn’t like drinking at all.
But occasionally, she had to attend social events with her sister and parents, where drinking was inevitable.
“You can be wild with me when you’re drunk,” Ethan said.
She glared at Ethan with a red face. How could he say such shameless things…
Ugh!
“Get up, let’s go eat,” Ethan decided not to tease Clara anymore.
The young girl must be very hungry.
She didn’t want to eat; she was already full of anger.
But eventually, she got out of bed and went to the bathroom to freshen up…
Entering the bathroom, she saw the large bathtub.
She felt that she would never see the bathroom the same way again.
She could no longer look directly at the bathtub.
She wouldn’t take a bath for a long time.
No courage…
—
Clara finished freshening up and went downstairs with Ethan to eat.
After eating, they went to school for classes in the afternoon.
Clara felt… getting married really disrupted her classes.
She hadn’t been married long, but she had already missed several days of classes.
She needed to catch up on her studies; otherwise… what if she couldn’t pass the final exams?
Although she wasn’t a top student, she had never failed a class before.
Zoe sat beside her and whispered, “Clara, why didn’t you come this morning?”
Clara blushed and said, “I had something to do this morning…”
Zoe looked at Clara’s blushing face and suddenly had a thought… Could it be that Clara and Ethan were up too late last night… so she didn’t get up this morning?
Thinking this, Zoe deliberately looked at Clara’s neck… Sure enough, there were faint marks.
Clara had covered the marks with foundation and let her hair down… but even so, some marks were still visible.
Some marks couldn’t be covered with foundation at all.
A trace of jealousy flashed through Zoe’s heart.
Clara and Ethan… were really affectionate.
She looked at Clara… although she was a little beauty, there were many great beauties around Ethan. Why was he so obsessed with Clara?
“What are you looking at?” Clara felt Zoe staring at her and asked in confusion.
Zoe smiled and shook her head, “Nothing…” Suddenly smiling mysteriously and said ambiguously in a low voice, “I know… what kept you busy. I understand.”
Clara blushed, looking at Zoe’s ambiguous smile.
Zoe… did she know?
Although what happened between men and women was normal, being known by others… still made her very shy.
—
Iris went out with her friends for a gathering.
Since the incident at the wedding, Iris had shut herself off. Except for going out on dates with Alexander, she rarely went out and refused invitations from her friends in the circle.
You know… after getting engaged to Ethan, she loved attending various banquets the most.
Every time she attended a banquet, there would be a group of people around her, complimenting her, praising her, envying her, being jealous of her…
She enjoyed it very much.
Enjoyed the glory Ethan brought her.
But now… she knew what those socialites who used to flatter her would say if she attended those banquets now.
So… she refused all invitations.
But she couldn’t refuse forever.
She was still in this circle and had to interact with these people eventually.
She could escape for a while but not forever; sooner or later, she had to face it.
So today, a few socialites invited her out for afternoon tea.
She agreed.
She dressed herself up beautifully and looked spirited, as if she was living well and not troubled by emotions at all.
When she arrived at the agreed cafe, everyone was already there. Iris was the last one to arrive.
“Iris…” someone called out with a smile.
Iris smiled and walked over, saying, “Have you been waiting long?”
“No.” The women shook their heads with smiles. “We just arrived not long ago.”
“Iris… you look haggard,” one woman said.
Iris’s expression stiffened momentarily but quickly returned to normal.
She knew that those who once praised and envied her would now be gloating over her misfortune.
Most friendships in the circle were superficial.
“Really?” Iris touched her face and said, “Maybe it’s because I haven’t been to the beauty salon recently.”
“Iris, we’re all sisters here. You don’t have to pretend in front of us. We all know you’re not feeling well right now,” Alice said.
Iris stared straight at Alice without speaking. Knowing she’s not feeling well but still saying it?
Was it intentional salt on her wound?
Although knowing most friendships were superficial… they were too much so.
“Iris, what’s past is past… We need to look forward. You should think differently. Although you didn’t marry Ethan, your sister did. The Logan family and Everett family successfully united through marriage. You’re now Ethan’s sister-in-law. Many excellent men will pursue you,” Brianna said.