Your Love Is But a Dream

Chapter 71

Chapter 71

"I'm here to see someone," When said, his voice betraying a tension he didn't usually feel-not even during million-dollar negotiations. "Could you call Clara Salford for me?"

Frank froze for a moment and gave Wren a once-over before he asked, "And what are your relations with Ms. Salford?"

Wren's voice caught, rough and hesitant. For some reason, saying the word brother felt impossible at that moment.

After a pause, under Frank's increasingly suspicious paze, Wren finally forced the words out. "I'm her brother. Could you please let her know I'd like to see her? Frank didn't look surprised. Clara and Wien didn't look like they were from a small town like this. Their appearances and demeanors stood out too much. While they didn't share an obvious physical resemblance, they were both strikingly attractive in a way that didn't fit the local mold.

And really, someone traveling all the way out here just to see her couldn't possibly have no connection to her.

Thinking of Clara, a delicate-looking young woman who had suddenly left the city to teach in a remote school, Frank couldn't help but wonder. Everyone had speculated about what had brought her here, and seeing Wren, he guessed it might have been a family argument that pushed her to leave.

said after a moment. "I'll pass along the

walk around the campus freely.

than to see Clara immediately, but he understood. He didn't want to disrupt her work or give her another reason to push

returned to the students, planning to deliver the message after class. Soon, the children finished their warm-up exercises and games

surveyed the school grounds. The conditions were

worse than he had imagined, and his brows furrowed

made sure of that. Could she really adjust to a

Clara had adapted remarkably well. After the initial nerves, she

her with questions. Their enthusiasm was evident, and it warmed Clara's heart to see how quickly they had taken

the school day, the students packed up their things and headed home, cheerfully saying goodbye to their new teacher

and carefree goodbyes filled Clara with a sense of contentment she hadn't expected. When she returned to the teacher's office, she found

was clinging to Ryan's and, trying to convince him to have lunch with her. The school had a small kitchen to provide meals for the teachers,

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