Your Love Is But a Dream

Chapter 74

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Chapter

74

When froze in place, a surge of anger and fear crashing through him like a tidal wave, squeezing his chest until he could barely breathe. Heded to suppress the emotions that threatened to overtake him, but his face hardened, and he demanded, "What do you mean?" Clara looked at him calmly, her gare steady and devoid of emotion.

"When," she began quietly, her voice firm and measured. "I'm grateful for everything you've done for me. Aunt Katrina was always busy with work, but you raised, protected, and spoiled me.

"I'll never be able to repay that landness. I don't have much to offer,

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to offer, but the things I sent with Aunt Katrina were my way of expressing gratitude" She paused briefly, then continued, her voice unwavering "I wasn't muture enogh before, I put myself in the wrong place and caused you a lot of trouble. For that, I owe van apology. 1 hope you and live can find happiness together. From now on, I'll treat you as nothing more than family-abrother. I won't entertain any foolish thoughts or dingt voor life anymore Herwinds were

clear, without a hint of

free of resentment of

Wren had clung to a faint hope. But heating let say this aloud felt like a death

all he'd wanted was to distance her from the complications of his family. He'd thought she would never truly le How did everything change in

leave.

her hand tightly, his voice breaking and filled with

I shouldn't have ignored your feelings because of Ivy.

you'd leave. Mease come back with

himself fifteen years ago had once been

head. "That's not my home, and

were right that day at the hospital. You're

I said

su remember? you

chest, piercing straight through his heart. Each word was a cruel teminder of his mistakes, and

his complexion pale as if all