Chapter 63

Clara hadn't expected Declan to pick her up after work. Still, watching the scene unfold, she couldn't help feeling a touch of irony.

Declan gently moved Vanessa aside, about to speak, when a few sharp-eyed coworkers called out with a laugh, "Hey, Nessa, this must be your boyfriend, right?"

Earlier that day, Vanessa had spent hours subtly bragging about her tall, handsome, gentle, and wealthy boyf