Flash Marriage: Slow Down Mister novel Chapter 352

Hearing Horace's name, Clara's face was a little ugly, and her voice suddenly cooled down, "No. Not since a long time ago. Why do you ask?"

"I didn't anticipate that you would be separated. What happened? Can you tell me?"

"Why do you want to know this?" Clara stepped aside a little and asked warily. She thought that maybe Darren asked her out for other reasons. Maybe it was not just for a walk.

He inquired about what happened back then. Did he know about the existence of Neo? Even though he didn't get along with Horace, they were both Kirkland, could he...

Clara couldn't help but get worried. She's not sensitive, except when it came to Neo.

Seeing Clara's defensive look and posture, Darren felt very hurt. It turned out that there was no trust between them now. He was asking out of curiosity yet she was so vigilant. How ironic!

"Clara, don't you believe at all? Am I a despicable person in your heart" Darren sounded upset.

Hearing this, Clara felt sorry. Yea, after not seeing her for so many years, Darren was just caring about her. Why did she behave like a hedgehog? Darren couldn't hurt her the way Laura did.

"I don't mean that, I just want to know why you suddenly asked me and Horace, I trust you, I..."

Clara wanted to explain, but she failed. In the end, she apologized, "Darren, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have overreacted, I just..."

She was just too scared of being deceived. Laura had set so many traps for her and waited for her to step in. She learned her lessons in a harsh way. Now, she was smarter, yet she had a trust issue.

Seeing the apology in Clara's eyes, Darren was relieved. At the same time, he thought to himself, "She is right to be vigilant; otherwise, she would suffer a lot over the years."

"It's okay." Darren gave Clara a reassuring look, "Don't worry, I've given up on you, and I won't try to destroy the relationship between you and Horace. In fact, I hope you guys can get along well."

In the past, he always felt that Horace and Clara were not together because of love, so he tried to get her back. But he saw Horace's dedication to Clara five years ago and knew that Horace loved her very much.

Maybe Horace was her true love, the person who could bring her true happiness. In that case, he was willing to bless them, as long as Clara was happy.

And Clara lowered her head when she heard Darren's words. After a long time, she muffled with sadness, "It will never happen."

"Why?" Darren didn't understand why Clara said it so decisively. "What happened back then? Why did you leave him all of a sudden?"

Sitting in a place that was once very familiar, facing the anxious questioning of her previous lover, Clara felt back in college. Darren was still the person she trusted with all her heart.

Perhaps it was because the situation was too reminiscent, Clara's grievances for so many years flooded in instantly, and for the first time, she had the urge to be heard.

"I was pregnant five years ago. Horace suspected that it wasn't' his child, so he forced me to have an abortion. I refused, and he sent people..."

Clara told Darren about how Horace sent people to force her to have an abortion five years ago. Speaking of this, Clara's eyes went wet.

Listening to Clara's mournful cry, Darren couldn't help frowning. He knew that it might make Clara sadder but, in the end, he couldn't hold back the question. "Why did Horace think the child was not his?"

Thinking that Sean, Darren's father was also involved in the kidnapping, Clara said, "Laura kidnapped me and found someone to rape me, fortunately, Logan saved me in time and she failed. I don't know what she said to Horace, but Horace firmly believed that the child was not his, so he refused to accept it."

"Even so, he shouldn't force you to have an abortion, it's too much!" Darren was very angry; Clara didn't do anything wrong. Why should she take this?

Listening to Darren's words, Clara was even more disappointed in Horace. Darren could understand herself at the time, why couldn't Horace? She couldn't forgive him.

"So, what happened to that kid?" Darren asked cautiously, lest he touched another of Clara's wounds.

"The kid..." Clara hesitated and decided not to tell Darren the truth. The fewer people know about Neo, the better.

"Although Logan rushed to the hospital in time to save me, I lost the child..."

Clara choked up a little. Although she was lying, her sad feelings were true.

"I'm sorry, Clara, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you sad." Seeing Clara's tears falling again, Darren said with distress.

He didn't dare to wipe her tears lest Clara felt offended. So, he could only stay still, feeling a little overwhelmed.

"It's okay, it's not your fault." Clara wiped her tears with the back of her hand and forced a smile at Darren.

But looking at the corners of her mouth that contained pain, Darren would rather she could cry.

It broke his heart to know what Clara had gone through. He didn't know how to comfort Clara and ease her pain. He could only pat her shoulder with his hand.

Thinking of Clara's words over and over in his mind, Darren felt there was something wrong.

Turning to look at Clara, who had almost calmed down, he asked, "Clara, do you really think it was so simple?"