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."

emotions surging in her heart. She pursed

His heart still ached, but his eyes held a

and every second spent with her

with work remotely, though his peripheral vision kept drifting toward Clara. Perhaps his gaze was too intense, for even though

her head down and pretended not to

After wiping her mouth, she packed everything up and stood to take it

been keeping an eye on her the whole time. Seeing her about to leave

leave them. I'll take them back to wash later. You still need to finish packing, and it's getting late. I'll go handle

that, Clara didn't

and

belongings. She had only been in the hospital a few days, so there wasn't

given her yesterday. She Clearly remembered leaving

again, but it was nowhere to be found. Just as a thought crossed her mind, a knock on the door interrupted her train of

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