June didn’t want to put her heart on Benjamin.
June was taken aback and asked, “Clara, why did you suddenly say that… Did Benjamin do something?”
From her observations of Clara, June knew Clara was a calm person who didn’t gossip. If she spoke about Benjamin like this, something must have happened to upset her sister-in-law.
“No,” Clara shook her head. “He didn’t do anything to me… It’s just that he likes Nora.”
June fell silent, a hint of sadness in her eyes as she softly said, “I know.”
Clara looked at June and said, “June, you’re the daughter of the Logan family. You’re kind and wonderful. As long as you wish, you can choose any man in Riverton… June, in this life, happiness is most important. When loving someone brings you pain and tears, it’s not love. Love is supposed to be wonderful.”
June remained silent, looking at Clara… No one had ever said such words to her before.
Is love… wonderful?
And what about her love?
Her love never seemed beautiful. From the moment she realized she liked Benjamin, she knew he always liked Nora. Benjamin was always cold towards her.
She had spent countless nights crying over the fact that the man she loved loved another woman. Tossing and turning until dawn.
Indeed… other girls seemed happy in their relationships. Even when they had crushes, they felt shy and sweet thinking about them.
Unlike her…
“Clara, I understand,” June said seriously. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome,” Clara replied shyly.
Benjamin complained to Ethan on WhatsApp.
Benjamin: Your wife blocked me.
Ethan: Oh.
Benjamin: Oh? That’s it?
Ethan: What else?
Benjamin: Don’t you think your wife is being unreasonable?
Ethan: No.
Then Ethan blocked Benjamin too.
When Benjamin tried to send another message, he was met with a red exclamation mark.
Benjamin was about to go crazy.
Before today, he had never received a red exclamation mark. But today… he got two and was blocked by two people.
This couple was too much.
Benjamin texted Ethan: I admit I upset your wife, and she blocked me. I get it. But I didn’t upset you. Why did you block me?
Ethan replied: Follow my wife’s wishes.
Benjamin stared at Ethan’s reply for a long time…
Since when did Ethan become this kind of man?
Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
Where was his pride?
Ugh!
Ethan came home from work.
Clara looked at Ethan. She wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but Ethan seemed a bit happy today.
Was there something worth being happy about?
However, Clara didn’t ask.
It’s good if the boss is happy.
Let him be happy.
As long as the boss is happy.
She just feared when the boss wasn’t happy.
If the boss wasn’t happy, she wouldn’t have a good time either.
She sincerely hoped the boss would be happy every day.
Clara had exams.
After the exams, students at school packed up and went home one after another.
The two-month-long summer vacation began.
The students were all cheerful and excited.
But Clara… couldn’t feel happy at all.
While others spent their summer vacations having fun, she was forced to work at Logan Group.
“What job will I do?” Clara asked Ethan.
Ethan looked at her and asked, “What can you do?”
Clara: “I can’t do anything.”
So, can I not go?
Ethan looked at Clara.
Clara thought: Why is he looking at me like that?
“Then you can be a tea-serving girl,” Ethan said.
Clara looked at Ethan. What? A tea-serving girl? She, a top student, was going to serve him tea? Wasn’t that a waste of talent?
“What?” Ethan raised an eyebrow and asked, “Can’t you even serve tea?”
Clara looked at Ethan, feeling angry inside, feeling underestimated but unable to express it.
That feeling was truly awful.
“I can,” Clara said.
Serve tea then serve tea.
Hmph… She’d spit in his tea when the time came.
With that thought, Clara surprisingly began to look forward to working at Logan Group, looking forward to serving Ethan tea… She planned to add something to Ethan’s tea every day-spit today, dirt tomorrow, maybe some laxatives the day after…
When Grace learned that Clara was going to work at Logan Group, she was displeased.
“What can she do?” Grace looked at Clara with disdain.
She didn’t want Clara spending time with Ethan and developing feelings for him.
She still had her own plans.
“At least she can serve tea,” Ethan said calmly.
Grace glanced at Clara.
That… she couldn’t refute.
If Ethan had said Clara would do something else, Grace would have mocked her for not being able to… but serving tea… anyone with hands and feet could do that.
Clara… was only fit for serving tea.
Clara felt Grace’s disdain. She wanted to argue back. It wasn’t that she could only serve tea; it was because Ethan wanted her to serve tea. As a top finance student, she could do… quite a lot actually.
Being underestimated like this… really didn’t feel good.
So it was settled that Clara would work at Logan Group.
In the morning, Clara got up, washed up, and changed clothes.
She bought herself a professional outfit.
A white shirt with a light green suit over it, high heels, light makeup, and her hair tied into a ponytail.
Clara looked at herself in the mirror.
Not bad…
Ethan returned from his morning exercise and saw Clara like this.
He paused for a moment.
Clara usually dressed casually, mostly in jeans and t-shirts, occasionally wearing dresses.
It was the first time he saw Clara in professional attire.
She looked beautiful.
More capable and efficient.
It seemed… she transformed from a young girl into a career woman instantly.
Even when she wasn’t speaking, her aura seemed sharper.
Clara looked at Ethan nervously. Why was he looking at her like that?
Was it inappropriate for her to dress like this?
She had never worked before or been in a professional environment and didn’t know how career women dressed…
“What’s wrong?” Clara asked nervously. “Is it… inappropriate?”
Was the color too bright?
Should she have worn a black suit?
“It’s fine,” Ethan said.
“Oh…” Clara breathed a sigh of relief.
Ethan went to wash up.
After washing up and changing clothes, he went downstairs with Clara for breakfast. After breakfast… they went to the company together.
The driver drove while Ethan and Clara sat in the back seat.
Arriving at the company, Clara felt nervous. As soon as they got out of the car, they felt curious glances from employees coming from all directions.
“Good morning, Mr. Logan.”
“Good morning, Mr. Logan.”
All along the way, people greeted Ethan and curiously glanced at Clara twice as well.
When people looked at her, Clara smiled back.
Until they entered the elevator.
Ethan took Clara on the executive elevator reserved for senior management only.
There was no one else in the elevator except Ethan and Clara themselves.
Finally free from those curious gazes, Clara quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Ethan saw Clara’s relieved expression in the elevator mirror and smirked…
Still just a young girl after all.
Even in professional attire, she couldn’t change her youthful nature.
Ethan’s office was on the twenty-eighth floor.
As soon as they exited the elevator, secretaries greeted them with morning greetings.
“Mr. Logan, good morning.”
“Mr. Logan, good morning.”
The secretaries curiously observed Clara too.
Clara maintained an appropriate smile on her face.
Ethan led Clara into his office while secretaries and assistants followed with documents to report important work matters to Ethan and remind him of his day’s schedule too
Clara stood aside listening…
And then realized how hard Ethan worked indeed.