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

hint of bittemess.

free of

say this aloud felt like a death

from the complications of his family. He'd thought she

leave.

her hand tightly, his voice breaking and filled with desperation as he pleaded, "Clara, this isn't how you really teel, is it? You're still mad

swallowed hard, forcing himself to keep going. "I know I shouldn't have ignored your feelings because of Ivy. I shouldn't have left you alone at the banquet, shouldn't love let

thought you'd leave. Mease

had once been the most certain truth in Clara's life. She had never doubted

head. "That's

calm. "You were right that day at the hospital.

expect you to save me. I said things

su remember? you

telt like a dagger to Waen's chest, piercing straight through his heart. Each word was a

face was etched with anguish, his complexion pale as if all the blood had drained from