Chapter 178

Clara was probably caught by this man's real girlfriend and had no choice but to hide away in this obscure place where few people would ever find her. Malicious speculations filled Nina's mind as she tried to mask the jealousy surging deep inside. Nina dug her nails into her palms, nearly breaking skin, before forcing a smile back onto her face. Tilting her head up, she asked, "I heard from Mr. Miller that one of Ms. Salford's family members visited her recently. That must've been you, right? Why are you suddenly here at the school, and with her books in hand? She had just arrived since she had no classes that morning, so she hadn't heard that Clara was absent. She was only making conversation, hoping to pry useful information from Wren. "Yeah," Wren replied with faint impatience as he slightly frowned. "She's sick, so I'm here covering her classes." Clara was sick? Nina was taken aback. Clara had seemed perfectly fine yesterday. How had she suddenly fallen ill? "Is Ms. Salfo