Your Love Is But a Dream

Chapter 146

john instinctively moved to pick up Clara, but before he could even bend down, Wren had already scooped her into his arms, moving with an urgency that left no room for

hesitation.

John quickly ran ahead to open the car door. Wren, holding Clara tightly, prepared to get into the car.

Suddenly, a tentative voice called out behind them, “Wren?

Wren paused mid–motion and glanced in the direction of the voice.

His dark eyes landed on Alexander’s face for just a brief moment, lingering for a second before he quickly averted his gaze. Without saying a word, he decisively climbed into the car still clutching Clara in his arms.

“Drive. To the town hospital,” Wren ordered in a low, steady voice as he shut the car door.

“Yes, Mr. Zachman.” John immediately started the car, his actions quick and practiced. The vehicle sped ott, passing Alexander in a blur.

Alexander stood there, watching the car disappear into the distance, his brows furrowing deeply. As he tuned his gaze toward the edge of the pond, he noticed a damp patch of water glistening faintly under the dim light, Realization struck him in an instant, and his expression darkened.

An indescribable sense of worry began to spread through his chest, tugging at his emotions.

Alexander and Clara had agreed to go to town after her workday ended to buy some supplies. He had prepared early, tidying up and waiting at home for her to return from school.

But as the minutes ticked by, even past her usual arrival time, there was still no sign of Clara He sent her message but received no response. A taint uneasiness began to creep into his heart

Unable to sit still any longer, he decided to head toward the school and check along the way. However, he didn’t expect to encounter Wren

dim night sky, Alexander recognized him instantly. The sight of Wren’s disheveled and frantic state made him call out to

the situation made that unnecessary. Alexander had already pieced together what had

so anxious and desperate, it could only mean that something terrible had happened to Clara Combined with what he had just seen near the pond, Alexander instantly confirmed that Clara must have

surged through him. At that moment, all he wanted was to see Clara with his own eyes and confirm

his chest. His voice was

had also moved into the nearby house the day before, allowing him to

long time, Wren saw no sign of Clara. A growing worry that something had gone wrong began to gnaw

explained that there was no major issue–just a minor

He assured Wren that everything had

went downstairs to prepare something to eat, only to accidentally drop and shatter a plate. At that moment, a sudden wave of inexplicable panic surged through him, enveloping his entire

head to the school in person. However, what he encountered instead was a scene that left him terrified to his core

seeing Clara in the water remained vivid, burning into his mind. If he could have, he

save

entire body was

up the heat and raised the partition, cutting off the view between the front

a moment before carefully beginning to remove Clara’s soaking

icy chill against her skin. If left on, it would only cause her body temperature to drop further. He had no choice but

He avoided direct contact with Clara’s skin as much as

carefully removing Clara’s wet clothes, he reached for

a bit thin for the season, it was far better than leaving het in drenched clothing.

His own clothes were still dripping wet, clinging uncomfortably to his body, but he didn’t dare hold Clara again for fear

tucking it carefully around her small frame. He gently laid her down

Wren’s gaze tell on Clara’s pale face, and his heart clenched with a pain that was nearly unbearable. The memory of what had happened earlier