Chapter 288

Wren's expression darkened.

He knew "not needing anything" was just Clara's excuse. She simply didn't want

to accept the things he gave her, but she had accepted Alexander's.

The thought of it made his heart ache. It was painful and bitter.

He looked at Clara, and the sorrow and disappointment in his eyes nearly spilled

over.

Meeting his gaze, Clara's fingers curled slightly at her side. She looked away without saying anything.

Wren caught her subtle retreat, and his smile turned bitter. He decided to change the subject. "Breakfast is getting cold. You should sit down and eat."

pinpoint the emotions surging in her heart. She pursed her lips and walked over to sit down

eat in silence. His heart still ached, but his eyes held

Larkston soon, and every second spent with

chair beside her, took out his phone, and started dealing with work remotely, though his peripheral vision kept drifting toward Clara. Perhaps his gaze was too intense, for even though Clara didn't

head down and pretended not to

each bite, but before long, she had finished her meal. After wiping her mouth, she packed everything up and stood to take

an eye on her the whole time. Seeing her about to leave with the dishes, he put down his phone and

wash later. You still need to finish packing, and

that, Clara didn't insist.

nodded and left the

had only been in the

her yesterday. She Clearly remembered leaving it beside her, so where

room again, but it was nowhere to be found. Just as a

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