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

The sight of Wren’s disheveled and frantic state made him call

about Clara’s whereabouts, but the situation made that unnecessary. Alexander had already pieced together

to Clara Combined with what he had just seen

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

Clara tightly in his arms, her cold, limp body pressed against his chest. His voice was sharp and commanding as he instructed, “Turn up the

sake of convenience. Wren had also moved into the nearby house the day before, allowing him

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

explained that there was no major issue–just a

stayed behind to resolve. He assured Wren that everything had already bera handled.

words and felt somewhat reassured. He 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

However, what he encountered instead was a scene

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

save

body was trembling uncontrollably.

instructions, turned up the heat and raised the partition, cutting off the

in order. He hesitated only for a moment before carefully beginning to remove Clara’s soaking

trapping the icy chill against her skin. If left on, it would only

contact with Clara’s skin

spare set of clothes in the car. After carefully removing Clara’s wet clothes, he reached for the set of

was far better than leaving het in drenched clothing.

wet, clinging uncomfortably to his body, but he didn’t dare hold Clara again for

a blanket, tucking it carefully around her small frame. He gently laid her down on the seat,

heart clenched with a pain that was nearly unbearable. The memory of what had happened