Chapter: 253

Roger didn't notice that Clara had stopped, so he walked on before he noticed that she wasn't following him. He then turned around and asked in confusion, "Clara, is something wrong?"

Upon hearing his question, Clara quickly averted her gaze from Rachel.

Panic arose in her eyes, and a strange look appeared on her face.

Shaking her head, she said, "No, it's nothing. Let's go."

Roger creased his eyebrows, doubting her answer. He looked at the direction she was looking at, but before he could figure out what caused her to stop, Clara suddenly said, "Didn't you mention that you wanted to buy a dress for Riley? There's a children's apparel store over there. Let's go and have a look, shall we?"

“Hey, Clara. Are you okay?" This was the first time Roger had seen her so anxious, so he was a bit worried about her.

Clara's lips twitched unnaturally when she said, "Yes, I'm okay. What could possibly go wrong?”

Roger examined her expression. And after a while, he still couldn't gather what was going on with her. For the time being, he decided to drop the subject and followed Clara into the children's apparel store.

Once they were inside, Roger picked out different dresses with Riley in his arms. During the entire time they were there, Clara just followed them in silence. Nobody could tell what was on her mind.

After a while, Roger was still worried about her.

“Clara, are you really not hiding anything from me?"

“Of course," Clara lied, looking directly into Roger's suspicious eyes. She casually pursed her lips and said, "I just want to go to the restroom. Wait here with Riley."

“Alright,” Roger said with a nod.

Clara smiled warmly at him.

"I won't be long. Don't give Riley anymore candy while I'm gone; wait for me to get back." She Looked between the two of them again then left the children's clothing shop.

As she exited the store, she unconsciously quickened her pace.

She hurried over to the cafe where she'd previously seen Rachel.

Rachel was still there. She was currently drinking a glass of fresh orange juice and checking the weather on her phone. According to the forecast, it was supposed to stop raining soon. Finally, she'd be able to continue with her shopping.

Once she'd finished her juice, she set the glass down on the table and gathered her things. She picked up her shopping bags, and was about to leave the cafe when she noticed a very familiar woman approaching her. She squinted at her, trying to remember who she was...

Then she raised her eyebrows and said in surprise, "Dr. Jimenez?"

“Miss Bennet, it's nice to see you again," Clara greeted her.

Rachel smiled at her.

“I didn't expect to see you here. But it doesn't look like you're here to sit down and have a coffee."

Clara had left her bag and phone with Roger. It was rather obvious she hadn't come here to buy anything.

"Miss Bennet, you're so observant," Clara smiled sweetly and looked down at all the bags in Rachel's hands.