Chapter 268

"Bonnie, let's take things as they come. I'm heading out now so my friend doesn't get worried waiting for me." Clara didn't want to discuss her future with Yohan with Bonnie. Their future was uncertain, and she preferred not to dwell on what being the eldest mistress of the Morris family might entail or the burdens it might bring. Even if she developed feelings for Yohan, she would still face the challenges of integrating into his family. If his family didn't accept her, no amount of effort on her part would change that. If they weren't welcoming, why push herself into their world? It was best for her to go with the flow and hope that Yohan would stick to his word and divorce her after a year. Before she could see any future, she needed to guard her own heart and avoid falling too deeply into what she saw as a potential pitfall. Clara believed she wouldn't easily fall in love; she had seen too many unhappy marriages, some of them from ghostly tales, and some from the villagers at