Flash Marriage: Slow Down Mister novel Chapter 47

Clara wanted to refute. But through the corner of her eyes, she found that many people were hiding under the computer, secretly glancing at her with suspicion and even disdain.

Clara's heart missed a beat.

She couldn't be more familiar with this kind of look. Her classmates and teachers at the school looked at her with the same look two years ago when the thing she did was exposed.

Clara bit her lip, unable to say a word. She sat down, quickly sorted out the report, and then, under everyone's watching, she walked to Darren's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in." Darren's slightly weary voice sounded from inside the door. Clara pushed open the door and walked in.

Darren winced slightly seeing Clara. Clara quickly put the file on the table, "Mr. Kirkland, this is the document you want. If there is nothing else I can do, I'll go back to work."

With that, she turned and left, but before she reached the door, Darren called out.

"Clara, stop."

Clara reluctantly stopped but did not turn around. She asked in a cold voice, "Mr. Kirkland, is there anything else?"

"What is that attitude?" Darren's voice also grew colder. He got up and walked slowly toward Clara, "Are you avoiding me?"

"Yes," Clara admitted it.

Her frankness made Darren even angrier.

But looking at Clara's pale face after taking care of her mother these days, his tone involuntarily softened, "Clara, how is your mother?"

Although he didn't like Clara's mother, who was a mistress, he had seen Helena a few times when he was in love with Clara. After all, she was a senior, and he should express his concern.

Clara didn't expect Darren to ask this. To hide her surprise, she quickly replied, "It's all right, thank you, Mr. Kirkland.

Darren looked at Clara's stubborn look, hesitated, or said, "I heard that you need the money to pay the hospital. I sent you a text message, did you…"

"Mr. Kirkland." Before Darren could finish speaking, Clara interrupted, "If there's nothing else, I'll go back to work now." This time, before Darren answered, she walked straight out of the office.

In the corridor, she sighed. She didn't understand why Darren suddenly stopped humiliating her but starting to care about her mother.

But she found that whether Darren insulted her or was nice to her, she felt uncomfortable all the same. Maybe it was the best ending for them, who were once so in love with each other, to become strangers.

Thinking of this, she smiled bitterly and went to the office, planning to have lunch with Sarah.

Inside the office, Darren watched Clara leave, and frozen in place, motionless. He didn't even know what kind of attitude he had towards Clara now.

Clara was a bitch, he should hate her. Yet when he learned that she took the money because her mother Helena was sick, he had a feeling of guilt.

He had been with Clara for so long, and he knew how important Helena was to Clara.

So, he sent a text to Clara, asking if she need financial support.

Yet Clara didn't reply.

Did she get the money from somewhere else? From those guys?

Darren felt he was about to be crazy. As long as he thought about Clara and money, he couldn't help but think of Clara and other men, and he couldn't help feeling angry!

He felt a tightness in his chest. Irritably, he loosened his tie, returned to his desk, and made a phone call, "Hey, I need you to check which hospital is Helena Selman in."

People who worked for the Kirkland family were extremely efficient. In the afternoon, Darren received the call.

Half an hour later, Darren arrived at the address he got from the call, it was the Pine Valley Medical Center. Holding a bunch of lilies in his hand, he looked at the private ward in front of him, his eyes flickered.

He knew that Clara couldn't possibly get a private ward for her mother on her own.

Some guy had helped her.

Damn!

Darren controlled himself not to think too much. He knocked on the door and a weak female voice came from inside. "Come in."

Darren entered the door and was stunned when he saw the skinny and pale woman on the bed. "Aunt Helena."

Helena had always been a beautiful woman in Darren's memory. He once thought in despise, no wonder someone would abandon his wife for her.

Yet now, the beautiful woman was nowhere to be found.

"Darren?" Helena was surprised to see Darren too. Soon she smiled in joy, saying, "It's been a long time. You look even more handsome now. Come and take a seat."

Darren sat down and they started to chat. Helena had always liked this "poor" boy. Soon, she started to talk about the past.

"You were so good to Clara. Really good." Helena said, feeling kind of regretful. "But eventually, you guys broke up. Who would expect that? I slept for two years and when I woke up, Clara had married…"

Darren was kind of absent-minded yet when he heard so, his face changed. "Married to whom?"

Helena paused. "Don't you know who's Clara's husband?"

"I've just returned to the country not long ago," Darren said vaguely. "I haven't heard of it yet."

"I see." Helena's eyes darkened. "He must have kept the marriage secret on purpose. Otherwise, as such a big shot, everybody would know."

Darren felt weird. He frowned and went on asking, "So who did she marry to?"

Helena had seen Darren as his future son-in-law. She thought that Darren was caring about Clara, so she didn't cover anything. "Horace Kirkland. I heard he is the CEO of Solrace, and he is a Kirkland. I can't even sleep well whenever I think of this."

The moment Darren heard this, he blanched.

Horace Kirkland?

Clara's husband was Horace?

"No way!" Darren said almost immediately. He stood up abruptly and said, "You must have made it wrong. Clara wouldn't marry Horace."