She Proposed Marriage to Silent Rancher to Stop Her Aunt—He Said Yes Before She Finished Asking
Chapter 10
Marriage was not perfect.
Clara and Elias argued.
She wanted to expand the garden.
He wanted more pasture.
She believed Thomas should attend school.
Elias believed the boy should learn ranch work.
Sometimes they disagreed for hours.
But they always returned to the same table.
The same house.
The same life.
Clara discovered that Elias’s silence had never meant indifference.
He simply showed love through actions.
He repaired her boots.
He left books beside her chair.
He remembered how she liked her tea.
He rode through storms when she was worried about her brother.
And when she was sick, he stayed awake beside her bed.
One night Clara asked:
“Do you regret marrying me?”
Elias looked at her.
“No.”
“Not once?”
“No.”
“Even when I’m difficult?”
He smiled.
“Especially then.”
She laughed.
“You’ve become bold.”
“You taught me.”
