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."

heart. She pursed

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

soon, and every second spent with her now felt

He pulled up a 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

her head down and pretended not

finished her meal. After wiping her mouth, she packed everything up

her about to leave with the dishes, he put down his phone

back to wash later. You still need to finish packing, and it's getting late. I'll

Clara didn't insist.

and left

other belongings. She had only been in

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

Just as a

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