Chapter 134

cara could feel Ryan’s eyes on her when she stepped into the office,

There was something different about the way he was looking at her this time. It wasn’t overtly hostile, but it still made her uncomfortable. A flicker of annoyance stirred within her, and she considered leaving the office immediately.

But before she could act on the thought, Ryan spoke up. “Ms. Silfend, we’ve been working together for a while now, and you’ve never really talked about your family. Did your brother already lee

Clara’s brows furrowed slightly. Why was he bringing this up out of nowhere?

“He’s left,” she said after a pause, her tonecalm but firm “Mr. Chase, you seem awfully interested in my personal life. I don’t like discussing these things with people I’m not closet. You’ve crossed a line.”

Her words made it clear where she stood.

Ryan’s face betrayed a brit flash of awkwardness, but he quickly masked it with a sheepish smile. “Don’t take it the wrong way, Ms. Salford. It was just a casual question. If you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t ask again. But,”

He deliberately paused, watching her closely, his gaze taking on an analytical edge “Tight after class, I saw Mr. Stone walking someone out of Mr. Johnson’s office a younger guy — well–dressed, strikingly good–looking, and definitely not from around here

I was wondering Could that have been your

wasn’t just an ordinary visitor, if Cara really came from a privileged background,

if she

hiding the thoughts in

treze for a moment Images of Wren immediately surfaced

it have been him? Had she not been mistaken earder?

bubbled up inside her. She knew Wren well enough to know he was fully capable of doing something like this–telling her one

you okay? You don’t look well,” Ryan asked,

fine,” she replied curtly. “You must’ve been mistaken. My brother’s already back in

confident or seemed to put Ryan at ease. A small

dera couldn’t be someone with a powerful background. If she were, why would she end up volunteering in a place like this? If

his family and the need to secure his future, he wouldn’t have agreed to come to a place as remote and rundown

of

Cara didn’t

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