Chapter 79

Clara froze for a moment, then began to explain. "The day I was discharged, I waited for you all day-from morning until night.

"But you never showed up. On the way to the airport, I decided to say goodbye properly, so I called you."

Her voice softened, but there was no mistaking the bitterness beneath her words. "Ivy answered your phone. She told me you'd been with her all day and that you didn't want to see me.

"She said I should stop clinging to you and making it hard for you to go home, so I hung up and sent you a text instead, saying goodbye. I thought you saw it."

"I didn't!" Wren's voice broke with frustration, his emotions spiraling out of control. "I never got your text! If I had, I would've known you were leaving. I would've come after you I wouldn't have waited until now!" But as the words left his mouth, a memory hit him like a slap.

That day, he had planned to see Clara-he really had. But Ivy had shown up, holding two theater tickets, insisting they were impossible to get. She begged him to go with her to a musical, saving she'd wanted to see it for ages

wanted to go, but by had been relentless, wearing him down until

a custom dress she'd

show didn't start until later that evening and asked

and one delay after

passed, tvy had him completely

at him

He figured he could buy Clara a gift the next

of forgiveness, he'd been met with

something. She had deliberately kept him away from Clara. Even the smallest details - the

If she'd denied it, he might've realized something was off. He clenched his fists, hating himself

voice hoarse with regret. "I had no choice

make it up to you. I owe you that meal, so I'll cook it for you right now. Whatever you want, I'll

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