Your Love Is But a Dream (Clara and Wren)

Penny tilted her head arrogantly and let out a disdainful scoff. Her gaze, filled with contempt, fell upon Ivy's face. "You're just lucky to have a shameless mother who seduced Wren's father. Otherwise, did you really think you had a chance at meeting Wren, let alone catching his eye? "You don't have to bring up Wren to scare us. Do you actually see yourself as his future wife? This is hilarious! Have you even checked if the Zachman family still acknowledges you?"

Ivy's face flushed red, and the hatred in her eyes was almost tangible. This was the first time she had been so humiliated since moving in with the Zachmans.

It was all that bitch Clara's fault that Wren hadn't shown up at the engagement party. And why couldn't that old hag, Martha, just drop dead?

Even Angie noticed something was wrong. She pushed aside her anger and hurried to comfort Ivy, saying, "Ivy, don't listen to their nonsense. There's no way Wren wouldn't marry you when he dotes on you so much. "When he comes back, you must tell him what happened today and let him put these people in their places!"

Ivy showed no signs of lightening up even at Angie's words. If this had been before, she wouldn't question her place in Wren's heart, but she hadn't heard from Wren ever since he disappeared before the engagement party. No matter how many calls she made to Wren or how many messages she sent during this time, they all sank into the void. There has been absolutely no response.

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Ivy couldn't say these things aloud. She didn't dare to either. Her only hope now was Carlisle's backing, and when Wren returned, he would still honor his promise to marry her. Until then, all she could do was endure. "I'm fine, Angie." Ivy swallowed the hate and anger deep within her. She forced a stiff smile as she patted Angie's hand.

Then, she turned to Penny and her companions. Her tone was stern as she said, "Ms. Cooper, I can tolerate your insults toward me, but I won't let you slander my mother.

"My relationship with Wren is none of your business. If you're not afraid to anger the Zachman family, go ahead and keep humiliating me. You should be prepared to bear the consequences."

Wendy, the most timid of the group, froze for a moment at Ivy's words. A flicker of doubt and hesitation flashed across her face. Penny and Cindy, however, both laughed disdainfully.

Their families might be nothing compared to the Zachmans, but they were still leagues above Ivy's.

Besides, whether Ivy could even marry into the Zachman family was still uncertain. Her attempt to use their name as leverage against them was laughable.

"It seems Ms Jones had forgotten what Mrs. Zachman Senior declared in front of everyone a few days ago She had said that unless she was dead, you don't even have to think about marrying into the Zachman family in your lifetime."

Ivy's face turned ashen in an instant. The engagement party had been a grand affair, with every notableè guest invited. It was because of this that what happened that day had likely spread throughout high society by now.

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Today's humiliation wouldn't be the first, and it certainly wouldn't be the last.

A complicated look flashed across Angie's face as she was among the guests that day. She had deliberately refrained from mentioning the

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incident today to avoid upsetting Ivy, and she hadn't expected to run into Penny and her group here.

Angie turned to Penny with a fierce glare and said sharply, "Ms. Cooper, it's best not to burn bridges. Why are you being so relentless?"

Cindy rolled her eyes. "If you're so afraid of being talked about, why even bother coming out? Just hide at home for the rest of your life and save yourself the embarrassment." "You!" Angie was so furious that she was about to charge forward.

Ivy held Angie back and shook her head. "Forget it, Angie."

"How can we let this be? What right do they have to humiliate you like this?" Angie said angrily.

She genuinely considered Ivy a close friend. When she first arrived in Phoypolis and made fool of herself at her first banquet, it was Ivy who stepped in to help her.

Now, seeing her good friend being humiliated like this, how could she just stand aside and do nothing?