Their laughter filled the air as they engaged in pleasant conversation, creating a delightful atmosphere.Anyone who saw them would probably think they were a married couple. The video angered Wilson. Their laughter and smiles stung his eyes. He tightly gripped his phone, almost crushing it. "Clara..." he murmured her name. Did she really have no feelings for Peter? If she didn’t, then why did she smile at him like that?! It was... such a gentle smile!By the time Clara and Peter were done shopping, they realized that it was almost noon. They had lunch at a fast food restaurant on the ground floor of the mall. "Thank you for buying Yanny a gift," Clara said. Peter said, "It’s no big deal. You bought a gift for Riley too. I wonder if Yanny will like my gift." "I'm sure he'll love it," Clara assured him. After they finished lunch and were about to leave, Peter suddenly said, "Hey, your shoelace is untied." Clara looked down and saw that her left sneaker's shoelace
"If you two had gone beyond what ordinary friends would do, do you think I would still be standing here, talking to you nicely?" Wilson said coldly.Clara was taken aback.Wilson grabbed Clara's arm to drag her away, but Peter suddenly said, "Wait, Clara's shoelace is undone!"Wilson looked down at Clara's untied shoelace and crouched down to tie it up for her.She gasped, stunned that he would still do something like this for her. While Wilson was tying the shoelace, he felt a sense of deja vu. That's right, he had helped her tie her shoelace like this before. Even if he had forgotten his love for her, it didn't mean he had forgotten that. With what kind of emotion had he tied her shoelace for her back then? Did he do it willingly, like he's doing now?That's right, willingly!He had originally come here fuming after he saw her laughing and talking with Peter Wall.This woman had always treated him coldly, yet she smiled at Peter Wall so brightly. What's so good about
"If you're more than just friends, then Peter Wall's done for," Wilson said expressionlessly without a hint of anger on his face.But Clara felt her blood freeze. He... wasn't joking, he was dead serious!If she became more than just friends with Peter, he might actually do something to Peter."Nothing will happen between me and him," she said after a short pause, then squirmed, "Can you let me go now? This position is uncomfortable."He stared at her for a moment, then released his grip.She adjusted her posture and said, "I want to go back to the hotel."Wilson instructed the driver, "To the hotel."The car headed towards the hotel. Throughout the ride, Clara couldn't help but feel unsettled. It seemed like Wilson's gaze was always on her, trying to see through her.It wasn’t that long ago that she desperately wanted to see him, but now that he was sitting next to her, she didn't know what to say.Perhaps, deep down, she already understood that no matter how hard she pleaded
"Remember when I begged you for a chance to stay by your side? I said I'd make you fall in love with me again. All I need is one chance. But you refused," he said.Her face turned pale, but she kept quiet, waiting for him to continue."Today, I'll give you a chance. If you can make me have sex with you willingly, then I’ll let Queenie Yale go," he said.Her expression changed abruptly when she heard that. She looked at him with shock, unable to believe what she had just heard."But... I'm pregnant," she said."That shouldn't be a problem, right? You're already past the early stages of pregnancy. Even if you ask a doctor, they'll say it's fine," he said indifferently. "I thought you'd do anything for your friend. Don't you want this opportunity that I'm giving you? Moreover, I said willingly. Do you seriously think that I, who no longer loves you, would willingly do such a thing with you?"Clara's face flushed red.She knew he was trying to humiliate her to get back at her for wh
Those rare moments of warmth that they shared, she cherished them deeply. Finally, he ended the kiss and traced his fingertips across her moist lips. "That's how you're supposed to do it. Understand?" he asked.She snapped back to reality, her gaze cloudy.Her chest seemed to be stirred by something.Clara stepped back, breathing heavily. "You...""What's wrong? Aren't you going to continue? Or is that the extent of your determination to find your friend?" he asked.Clara bit her lip. She's afraid, and she didn't know why.What was she afraid of? Even if they ended up in bed, it wouldn't be their first time. Besides, she still loved him! Even though he no longer loved her, even though he had forgotten their love, she still remembered!But she didn't want to... She didn't want to do it with him under such circumstances. She didn't want to do it with him when he didn't truly love her.Clara clenched her fists tightly, forcing herself to bow down to reality.Wilson frowned. Her
In that fleeting moment, he actually believed that she's in love with him! How could he have such a delusion?! Wilson shook his head. That's absolutely impossible! If she really did love him, she wouldn't have rejected him without any hesitation despite everything he did to try to win her back..."Clara, you're just a woman I once loved," he said, as if he was reminding himself of that!That night, Clara received a call from Peter. "Um... I'm sorry if I caused any misunderstanding between you and Mr. Birch," Peter said."No, it's fine," Clara replied."Also, you forgot to take home the gift I bought for Yanny. I'm leaving the day after tomorrow. Should I come to your hotel and give it to you?" Peter suggested."You're leaving the day after tomorrow?" Clara asked."Yes, I'm almost done with my business here. I'll have a final meeting with my client tomorrow and wrap up the work," Peter explained."Well then... instead of that, can you just take the gift back to Solaria and giv
"It’s lunchtime. Do you mind having lunch with me?" Madam Birch asked. Without waiting for Clara's response, she placed the order.Dishes were brought out one by one, each one exquisitely presented, but Clara had no appetite."Madam Birch, the lunch doesn't matter. If you want to tell me anything, please get straight to the point. I don't like beating around the bush," Clara said.Madam Birch chuckled. "Well said, Miss Wells. You don't like beating around the bush, and neither do I. But, well, you've led me around in circles, haven't you? Back at the hospital, I thought we had an agreement. I even admired your decisiveness and felt bad for you. I never expected you to go back on your word!"Clara looked her right in the eye and said, "Rest assured, Madam Birch, I didn't come to Latveria to reconcile with Wilson. I just need his help with something. As soon as he agrees, I'll return to Solaria immediately and stop bothering him."Madam Birch scrutinized Clara suspiciously. "You nee
"But I want you to promise me that, from now on, unless it's for something related to the children, don't show yourself before Wilson again! Stop bothering him!" Madam Birch said.Clara was about to reply when the door to the private room was suddenly pushed open. The person who came in was not a waiter, but Wilson."Shouldn't I have a say in this? After all, this agreement concerns me." Wilson walked into the private room and casually pulled out a chair to sit down.Madam Birch was visibly surprised to see her son, "Wilson, what are you doing here?""Why can't I be here? If I hadn't come, would you have made a deal behind my back?" Wilson asked.His gaze then fell on Clara, "What conditions did you and my mother agree on? Let me guess. My mother wants you to promise never to appear before me again, and she'll help Queenie Yale get probation, is that right?"Even though he didn't hear the entire conversation, he could roughly guess based on the bits he heard when he walked in.C