Chapter 52 Chapter 52 As someone watching on the sidelines, she could see more clearly than anyone else that Wren and Clara's relationship had long since crossed the boundaries of sibling affection Dat the two of them? One avoided the truth, while the other refused to face it, it haffled Shea how two people who clearly cared so deeply for each other had allowed things to spiral into such a mess And then there was by, who had suddenly appeared in the middle of everything. She couldn't understand why Wren seemed so focused on her. Why had he repeatedly sidelined Clara for hve Their Even among their close-knit group of trends, Wien had always been fiercely protective of Clara. Shea vividly remembered an incident years ago when one of the friends, drunk at a party, made aten inappropriate comments toward Clara, Worn bad lost it, beating the guy to the ground and throwing him out of the room. That friend had quietly disappeared from their circle afterward, never to be seen Gara had always been Wren's priority-more important to him than his own life. Back then, She never imagined the two of them would end up like this. Now, looking back, it all seemed inevitable. After all, who wouldn't get tired after years of chasing someone who seemed unreachable? Someone who not only didn't retum their teelings but also appeared ready to marry someone else So. Clara leaving wasn't a surprise to Shea What did surprise him was When.
We had never been the land of man to waver or act indecisively. If he'd decided to many Ivy, But the Wien sitting before him now? This wash I't the man Shea once knew. When looked hollowed out,, consumed by regret and pain.
Was it by who had brought him to this breaking point? Or was it Wren himselt? Shea had assumed it was a choice he'd made after careful thought Deep down, Wien knew the answer Ivy might have been the catalyst, but he was the real reason for Clara's disappointment, the one who had pushed her to leave. His arrogance had brought them to this moment.
Regres? Pain? Of course, be felt those things, but what good did it do now? He had no one to blbut himself. air, Wren said finally, his voice strained and raw. "She left because I let her down." Shea teised an eyebrow, las skepticism clear as he let on a dry laugh. "You? Let her down? Wren, you've practically worshiped the ground she walks on. I don't buy he would intentionally hurt her.
reason, he felt an overwhelming need to unburden himself, to finally let the Even with everything Wren had door to push Cara away in m When let out a bitter laugh, and lus hands cleared into tists on the table. For sr recent years, Shea couldn't believe h words far'd been holding inside spill out He told Shea everything-the arguments, the moments he'd failed to consider Clara's feelings, the dreams of bets he'd crushed.
painting meant to her, how it was her entire life And still, I let it all tall apart. I said things to her that I can never take back; I destroyed her." allstered in stigned silent, expression growing more serious as Wen's words painted a picture of the events leading up to Clara's departure. But Wren Tas berat Trend, and he really didn't want to see him so defeated and miserable because of this.
dara leaned back, crossing his arms, his frustration waiting with sympathy. "Look, Wien, you're not entitely wrong. You didn't have an obligation to save her at