Your Love Is But a Dream

Chapter 42

Chapter 42

Clara tomed to Ethan and thanked him softly.

As Ethan was about to respond, his phone buzzed with a familiar ringtone. He quickly excused himself, taking his phone as he walked out to answer the call.

Seizing the moment, Ryan leaned closer to Ciara and held up his phone, displaying a WhatsApp Qt code. "Ms. Salford, let's exchange contacts. If you ever need anything, you can always contact me

Clara didn't see any reason to decline. She would be worlding here for a long time and wanted to maintain good relationships with her colleagues. Taking out her phone, she exchanged contacts with everyone at the table

By the time they'd finished adding each other, Ethan retumed. His usual calm demeanor was gone, replaced with an uncharacteristic tension.

"Sorry. Something urgent came up at home. I need to leave right away," Ethan said as he grabbed his car keys from the table. He hesitated briefly before glancing at Clara. "Ms. Salford, are you going to be okay getting home?" Stone. Go handle your business. I'll be line."

clara quicidy reassured him, "Don't worry about me, Mr. Sto

"I can give her a ride," Ryan chimed in immediately, eager to step in. "It's no trouble at all,

to delay Ethan further, Clara nodded in

gave her one last look before

dinner wrapped up,

a friendly smile. "Are you ready? I'll

so Clara hesitated briefly before nodding "Thank you, Mr. Chase Lappreciate

to be so formal, Ryan said warmly. "We're colleagues now, and I wouldn't teel

here, even taken on this teaching position in such a remote apea, all because of him. Yet, he'd never treated her with

just

called out, smiling sarcastically. Since when are you so chivalrous? You never seem worried about me walking

at Ryan, she began to piece together what was happening. Taking a small step back, she subirly distanced beerself from Ryan. Though she

himself back

talieted, clutching her bag tightly. She

silent, kyan relaxed and tumed back to Clara with a sandle. "It's getting late.

"What about

briefly in Ryan's eyes, but he quickly masked

a polite Loue: "Ms. Foster was just joking earlier. We're neighbors, so