Chapter 181

Alexander's words just now were nothing short of a brutal blow. Wren felt all the strength drain from his body in an instant. He collapsed into the chair, using his hand to cover his eyes, as if trying to hide the guilt and pain. A sharp ache rose from his throat, searing its way through his chest. Wearing a bitter smile, he said with a hoarse voice, "What do you know about me and her? You're just an outsider. You don't understand anything." From the moment he shouldered that burden, he had known he would face impossible choices and bear the weight of every consequence alone. However, he couldn't tell anyone because no one would understand him. He thought that everything Alexander said was right. He had hurt Clara, and that was why she chose to walk away from him. If he'd had a choice, he would have endured every ounce of pain himself before letting her suffer even for a moment. Yet none of this was something he could say aloud, not even to the people closest to him, let alone