Your Love Is But a Dream

Chapter 14

After breakfast, Wren sat on the couch downstairs, waiting for Clara to return. As time passed, and she still hadn't shown up, his confidence began to waver. Restlessness settled in. The longer he waited, the more unbearable each passing second felt.

By late morning, Wren had had enough. He pulled out his phone and opened an app to track Clara's location.

He had installed the tracking app after that school trip incident, fearing something similar might happen again. If Clara ever ran into trouble, he needed to find her immediately.

A few taps later, her location appeared-still within the city. Wren let out a breath of relief. Just as he was about to zoom in for details, footsteps approached from behind. "Wren, if we don't leave now, we'll miss the flight. Are you coming or not?"

Ivy had already reminded him three times. Each time, Wren said he had something to take care of. Yet, every time she came downstairs, he was just sitting there on the couch. It didn't seem like he was busy. It felt like he was waiting for someone. A thought crossed Ivy's mind. Could Wren be waiting for Clara?

guard. She pressed him a little more. "Carlisle called earlier to check in. Willie's already at the airport waiting for us. We should

in his eyes. After a brief pause, he slipped his phone back into his pocket and

small sigh of

distracted. Ivy's earlier excitement

still upset with me? Is that why she hasn't come back?" Ivy

It has nothing to do with you," Wren replied

so, Ivy sensed something was off. Her uneasiness deepened. "Do you think Clara's avoiding home because we're getting engaged soon?

pulled similar stunts in

then, when he got too close to Ivy and neglected her, she played this exact game-disappearing

plausible it seemed. His initial worry