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."

surging in her heart. She pursed her lips and walked over

heart still ached, but his eyes held a trace of

soon, and every

disturb her again. 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 intense, for even though Clara didn't look up, she could

down and

bite, but before long, she had finished her meal. After wiping her mouth,

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

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

Clara didn't insist.

nodded and left

up her clothes and other belongings. She had only

her yesterday.

was nowhere to be found. Just as a thought crossed her mind, a knock on the door interrupted