It was pouring rain last night, and the temperature was freezing. Wren was soaked to the bone and nearly frozen, yet he never once thought of leaving.
It was a relief that he suddenly became so agreeable and promised to leave, but it felt suspicious, no matter how Clara looked at it.
Wren saw the doubtful expression on Clara's face and reluctantly pulled out his phone to call John.
"Send a car to pick me up from the address you dropped me off at the last time," he said.
Wren hung up after hearing John's acknowledgment and looked at Clara. "You heard that, right? Do you believe me now?"
Clara still wasn't convinced, but since Wren agreed to leave, she naturally wasn't going to say much more.
"Alright. Let's eat," she said.
Wren saw that she believed him and kept quiet, too. He turned around, headed to the kitchen, and brought the prepared breakfast to the table. The two of them ate in silence.
Clara didn't rush off to school after breakfast. Instead, she went upstairs to monitor Wren's packing. When she saw it was almost time for school and she was hesitating to leave, the sound of a car came from outside.
She let out a sigh of relief.
Wren felt a tightness in his chest when he saw the relief on Clara's face. Was she really so unwilling to see him anymore?
A wave of disappointment washed over him as he carried his suitcase downstairs.
Clara, ready to go to school, grabbed her bag and followed behind.
The two walked out of the yard one after the other. True enough, Clara saw the familiar car waiting there.
"Do you want me to take you to school?" Wren asked.
Clara shook her head. "I'll cycle there."
As a result, Ivy didn't want to stay in the Zachman residence at all to deal with Martha.
Her belongings had been moved around by the housekeepers the other day. Many items ended up dirtied or damaged because of Martha's hostility toward Shirley and Ivy.
Ivy was furious, but Carlisle eventually gave her a credit card. He told her it was to compensate for her losses and that she could buy whatever she wanted.
To stay away from Martha and to avoid putting up with her attitude, Ivy left the villa early in the morning with the card. She had arranged to go shopping with Angie Newton.
The two had met after Ivy joined the Zachman family. The Newtons were upstarts. Although they had made some money in recent years, they couldn't compare to an elite family like the Zachmans.
Some of the wealthy people looked down on the Newton family for being upstarts. As a result, Angie wasn't well-regarded in the community.
Angie was deliberately sidelined and nearly humiliated the first time she attended a banquet. It was Ivy who stepped in to help her. Since then, the two had become close friends.
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