Your Love Is But a Dream

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."

couldn't quite pinpoint the emotions surging in her heart. She pursed her lips and walked over to sit

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

and every second spent

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

her head down and pretended

After wiping her mouth,

Seeing her about to leave with the dishes, he

take them back to wash later. You still need to finish packing, and it's getting late. I'll go handle your discharge paperwork," he

that, Clara

nodded and left the

up her clothes and other belongings. She had only

packing everything, she couldn't find the black scarf Alexander had given her yesterday. She Clearly remembered leaving it beside her, so

Just as a thought crossed her mind, a knock on the door interrupted her train of