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

of Wren’s disheveled and frantic state

but the situation made that

act 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

emotion surged through him. At that moment, all he

in his arms, her cold, limp body pressed against his chest. His voice was sharp and commanding

purchased just yesterday for the sake of convenience. Wren had also moved into the nearby house the day before, allowing

worry that something

no major issue–just a minor disagreement between students

assured Wren that everything had already bera handled.

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,

head to the school in person. However, what he encountered instead was a scene that

in the water remained vivid, burning into his mind. If he could have, he would have jumped from

to save her

entire body was trembling

the partition, cutting off the view between the

was in order. He hesitated only for a moment before carefully

it would only cause her body temperature to drop further. He had no choice but to take them off.

direct contact with

Clara’s wet clothes, he reached for the set of sportswear on the backseat

was far better than leaving het in drenched

to his body, but he didn’t dare hold Clara again for fear of soaking the clean, ethes he had just put

laid her down on the seat,

the car, Wren’s gaze tell on Clara’s pale face, and his heart clenched with