Saved Him, Now I'm Obsessed (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 178

Despite having heard hints of marriage proposals from him so many times before, it seemed I still hadn’t developed any immunity to those words. His earnest gaze fixed on me made my lips feel glued shut.

Ian’s confident smile faltered. The longer I delayed my answer, the more his expression changed. I needed to reply quickly—before he felt disappointed.

I knew he wasn’t joking, and that now, as Claire, there was no real obstacle to marrying him, yet the words still wouldn’t come out easily.

The reason I couldn’t answer wasn’t because I hesitated to accept his proposal—it was because I feared my heart would stop the moment I opened my mouth.

Even now, it pounded so fiercely it felt as though my eardrums vibrated like I’d pressed my heart right against my ear.

Ian brushed off his knees and stood up. I stared at him, startled. Was he going to take back his proposal because I’d taken too long to answer?

That couldn’t happen….

Why was it that, though I usually felt neither fear nor timidity, I shrank so helplessly in moments like this?

Ian turned his body, seemingly ready to leave this place.

He must have interpreted my silence as rejection.

After all, every time I dismissed his words as jokes, Ian pretended to be calm, but admitted inwardly he’d been hurt.

Of course, I’d even brushed off that confession as another joke. But he was still human—no matter how strong, no one could grow accustomed to constant rejection.

I wanted to shout, “Let’s get married!” but instinctively grabbed his arm and asked, “Where are you going?”

“To get some wine. Didn’t you say the glass infused with plumeria suited your taste best?”

“Only because I avoided the strange herbs and omitted the pickled berries—it was just the only option left, but it was delicious. But why wine now?”

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