Chapter 56

"Why are you just asking now, Clarice?" asked Joshua in a very low voice.

Clarice's breath caught. She knew she was wrong because she had just realized the difference in Terry and Frans' attitudes towards Joshua. And Clarice had only noticed the difference since she had been with Joshua. Because all this time Clarice's world was only with Joel.

"W–why?" she stammered back.

"I guess Joel never said anything about me to you. Or maybe he didn't want to tell anyone. Well, at least what my little brother did was good. He looked like he didn’t want anyone to know about our family matters.”

The more Joshua said that the less Clarice understood what he meant. She wondered more and more what was going on in his head.

"I want us to go around and you to tell me," Clarice said, firmly.

Joshua smiled wryly. "Woah. Why are you being so bossy all of a sudden, wife?"

"Please. I am your wife now, and I want to know!"

Clarice looked so ambitious without seeming afraid of Joshua. Because she really want