Chapter 178

"You divorce Ethan, then marry me. Problem solved." Nathaniel Griffith spoke with no hesitation. Clara Walton sighed softly. "Nathaniel..." "I'm serious, Clara." His tone suddenly turned sincere. That caught Clara off guard. She’d always sensed Nathaniel had feelings for her, even if he never said it outright. But she chalked it up to old school-days infatuation—something that should’ve stayed in the past. So now, faced with the real, adult Nathaniel, she didn’t know how to react. He, on the other hand, seemed completely unbothered, like none of this was new. He casually reached out and tousled her hair like always. "Enough. Don’t overthink it. Let’s head back," he said, ending the conversation here and now. And then, like it was nothing, he took her hand in his. Clara’s breath caught for a second. But watching him, calm and so sure of himself, she didn’t pull away. Because, honestly, the last thing she wanted was to return to the Blackwood house. The thought alone made her chest tight