Chapter 67 Chapter 67 When sat down at the boarding gate again, exhaustion written all over him. The lack of sleep had left dark circles under his eyes, and his haggard appearance was impossible to hide.
Early moming at the bounding gate was eerily quiet, with only a handful of passengers scattered around. Wren opened the small blue velvet box in his hands. Inside, a radiant emerald bracelet glimmered under the soft light His long fingers brushed over it as his gaze darkened. He murmured softly, "Clara, will you forgive me? No one heard him, and no one answered When Wien made his plan, he hadn't anticipated it would hurt Clara. He hadn't expected her to leave, nor had he imagined that her absence would leave him so Treckless and lost.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt felt like every problem in his life becunsolvable the moment Clara was involved. He was beginning to accept the harsh truth: he would never be able to let Meanwhile, was Clara's first day teaching at Moonbay Elementary School. She had woken up early, packed her things, and biked to the campus. As she arrived at the school gate, she noticed it was already open, and students were slowly filing in.
As clara passed by, she caught the curious states of a few students. Feeling a bit nervous, she managed a polite smile, trying to appear composed. "Good morning, Ms. Salford " The voice cfrom behind her. Turning around, Clara saw Ryan stepping out of his car, his eyes lighting up as he caught sight of her. He quickly walked over to her.
cca's polite smile faded slightly, but she still greeted him out of courtesy. "Good morning," Ryan didn't seem bothered by her reserved demeanor. He figured she just didn't know his background yet. Once she did, she'd caround-just like others had befour bes Suppressing his darker thoughts, Ryari maintained a friendly expression. "You probably don't know where the office is yet, do you? L Since it was work-related, Clara didn't see any way to decline. After all, they'd be colleagues from now on, and it would do no good to make things awkward right Letshow you the way." No need to be so formal with me," Ryan replied with a bright smile. He glanced at her, gauging her reaction before continuing almost casually. "Ch, about that dinner the other night-don't talk what Nina said too seriously. She has a bit of a spoiled streak and didn't mean anything personal." Clara gave him a curious look Why was he bringing this up now? Whether Nina's remarks were intentional or not, Clara wasn't naive-she could tell the difference. If her instincts were right, Ryan had something to do with Nina's behavior that night.
"I understand,* Clara said with a subtle undertone. "I didn't take it to heart. But I do wonder if Nina might've misunderstood something herself." Pepan troge for a moment, a flicker of unease trossing his face. Did Clara figure something out? He pushed down his irritation, keeping his carefully crafted persona intact. "We were all meeting for the first time. There's no way there could've been any musunderstandings, Ms. Salford You have quite the sense of humor." Sering that brushed off her reinark, Clara didn't press further.
"Maybe I'm overthinking she said lightly.
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Ryan's smile stiffened slightly, and he quickly changed the subject, steering the conversation toward sater topics. As the two walked into the office together, their i caught Nina's attention she had enived at school early and had just stepped inside when she saw them chatting
Watchung Ryan's gaze lunger on Clata, Nina's lace darkened instantly.
Her jealousy flared as she clenched E her tists tightly.
Malfund has only beenbere for a few days, and he's already getting close to Ryan," Nina muttere underher breath. Her voice sharpened with redunderher venom as she added. "Leont tellHyatt werd to pickles up this morning, too =