Clara was taken aback and shook her head, saying, “I’m still young… I got married before I had the chance to meet anyone.”
Benjamin looked at Clara for a moment and said, “Don’t worry… you will meet someone eventually.”
She glared at Benjamin, feeling like he was cursing her.
Cursing her to meet scum.
“No way,” Clara said firmly.
Ethan had told her many times. They wouldn’t get divorced, unless she died. Without a divorce, how could she meet scum?
Without a divorce, she would be with Ethan for the rest of her life… and from what she could see now, Ethan didn’t seem like scum.
So, she wouldn’t meet scum in this lifetime.
“Isn’t the person you’re with now scum?” Benjamin retorted.
Clara asked in confusion, “Who have I met?”
Benjamin said, “Ethan.”
Clara frowned and glared at Benjamin, dissatisfied. “How is Ethan scum?”
Benjamin said, “Think about it. Isn’t he? You should know better than me how you and Ethan got married… given the circumstances of your marriage, don’t you think Ethan is scum? If Ethan had any conscience, he wouldn’t have married you. You are his sister-in-law. A man who can lay hands on his sister-in-law is definitely scum. He’s the scum of all scums.”
This left Clara speechless.
Seeing Clara’s silence, Benjamin felt triumphant and said, “The scum you’ve met is worth several other people’s scum combined.”
She frowned and glared at Benjamin, saying, “You eat the Logan family’s food and call them scum? Do you believe I can have them kick you out?”
Benjamin smirked and said, “Why can’t you take a little criticism? You get angry so quickly. Besides… I’m not wrong.”
Clara was furious at Benjamin and said angrily, “I shouldn’t have picked you up last night… I should have let you get hit by a car.”
She had actually worried about Benjamin and went out to find him in the middle of the night.
What a waste of concern.
Benjamin fell silent, feeling a bit guilty.
He realized he might indeed be heartless. Clara had come to find him because of a phone call… which meant she considered him a friend. And here he was, stabbing her in the back and rubbing salt in her wounds.
“You deserve to be treated like scum,” Clara said.
Alright.
Yes.
He deserved it.
The conversation couldn’t continue.
The two of them, who had been exposing each other’s scars and rubbing salt in each other’s wounds, looked at each other and then lowered their heads, silently eating their meals…
Their friendship might have ended right there.
After finishing their meal, Clara went upstairs.
And Benjamin went back to his own home.
Nora lay on a hospital bed in a private hospital.
She was indeed ill.
That night she fell into the water, then went home… took a long cold shower, set the air conditioner to a very low temperature, and slept through the night… finally catching a cold.
In the morning, she came to the hospital.
She also posted on WhatsApp and Facebook about her illness and hospitalization.
She had come to the hospital early yesterday morning, and after her parents brought her here… they went to the Logan family.
She wanted her parents to pressure the Logan family, Ethan and Clara.
At least… make Ethan and Clara visit her in the hospital.
Make Clara… apologize to her.
But yesterday, she waited all day, and neither Ethan nor Clara came.
Even now… Ethan and Clara still hadn’t come.
She was very sad… really sad.
Sad enough to want to cry her heart out.
Why was Ethan so heartless to her?
She had been pushed into the water by Clara, fallen ill, and been hospitalized. Would he not even come to see her?
Clara didn’t come to apologize because Ethan was backing her up.
Otherwise… the Logan family would have forced Clara to apologize long ago.
Nora took a photo of her hand receiving an IV drip and posted it on Facebook.
Without any caption, she shared her hospital address.
She still hadn’t given up hope.
Still waiting for Ethan.
She didn’t believe that Ethan had no feelings for her at all.
She was Ethan’s first love and his only girlfriend before he got engaged and married.
She didn’t believe that Ethan had no feelings for her.
After posting on Facebook, Nora heard a knock on the door.
Her spirits lifted. Could it be Ethan?
She quickly lay down and weakly said, “Come in…”
The door opened from the outside.
Nora stared at the door nervously…
The door opened slowly. The first thing she saw was a bouquet of flowers… then…
Nora was taken aback. It was a handsome stranger.
She felt disappointed. It wasn’t Ethan.
“Who are you…” Nora asked in confusion, wondering if this man had entered the wrong room.
“Miss Poole.” Daniel Novak walked into the room with flowers, closed the door, and smiled at Nora. “My name is Daniel… I’m Clara’s friend.”
Nora’s expression changed instantly. She looked at Daniel coldly. “I’m sorry, I don’t know you. Please leave.”
She hated Clara and naturally hated Clara’s friends too.
If Clara didn’t come herself, why send a friend?
Daniel smiled gently. “Miss Poole, you’ve misunderstood… I’m Clara’s ‘good friend.'”
He emphasized the words ‘good friend.’
Nora looked at Daniel in confusion. What did he mean?
“Just like… you and Ethan are good friends,” Daniel said with a smile.
Nora looked at Daniel in surprise.
Good friends like her and Ethan?
She was Ethan’s first love, and Ethan was her first love… although they had broken up for many years, they still maintained a friendship.
Could it be that Daniel and Clara… were once boyfriend and girlfriend too?
“Are you… Clara’s ex-boyfriend?” Nora asked Daniel directly.
Daniel smiled bitterly and shook his head. “No…”
Nora frowned, about to lose her temper. But then Daniel continued, “I like Clara… and Clara admires me too.”
Nora said, “I don’t understand what you mean.”
She really didn’t understand.
He liked Clara, and Clara liked him too.
So why weren’t they together?
If they were together, Ethan wouldn’t have married Clara.
“I’m Clara’s neighbor and older brother figure. I liked Clara… and Clara liked me too. I went abroad to study… we hadn’t had the chance to express our feelings for each other before Ethan married Clara,” Daniel explained.
With this explanation, she understood.
Two people who admired each other but hadn’t confessed their feelings because one was abroad while the other was at home. They might have been waiting for the right moment to express their feelings…
But unexpectedly, something happened… Iris cheated on Ethan, so Ethan married Clara instead.
And Daniel and Clara missed their chance as lovers…
“So… what’s your purpose in visiting me?” Nora asked calmly but felt excited inside.
Unexpectedly, Clara had someone she liked.
Did Ethan know?
A man as domineering and possessive as Ethan would never allow his wife to have feelings for another man.
She had to tell Ethan.
“What do I mean… Miss Poole, you’re smart enough to understand,” Daniel said with a smile.
Nora looked at Daniel.
“You haven’t given up on Clara?” Nora asked.
Daniel smiled. “I fell for Clara when I first experienced love. After all these years of feelings… how could I give up easily?”
Nora looked at Daniel sympathetically. She felt they were kindred spirits.
She too had fallen for Ethan when she first experienced love… because she initially loved an outstanding man like Ethan. As a result, she couldn’t look at other men afterward.
Once you’ve tasted fine rice, how can you settle for coarse grains?
“I want to cooperate with Miss Poole,” Daniel said.