Chapter 237

The way they acted, it almost felt like they were sneaking around like some illicit couple. Forced together by circumstance, but with a ticking timer over their heads. Clara couldn’t help but feel a bit amused. She thought Ethan wouldn’t let her go so easily—turned out, when he wanted to be decisive, no one did it better. Ha, isn’t this just classic Ethan Blackwood? But she didn’t say that out loud. She just stared at him without a word, calm as ever. Ethan’s voice rang out, loud and clear: “Clara, if I can make you fall in love with me again in three months, you’ll come back to me. We’ll get married.” The way he said it—so confident, so matter-of-fact—it was like he was trying to get under her skin on purpose. Clara let out a cold laugh. No hesitation this time—she shoved him away, firm and direct: “Not a chance.” There wasn’t a flicker of doubt in her eyes. She meant it, through and through. Oddly enough, Ethan didn’t look angry at all. Before she could even steady herself, he had al