Your Love Is But a Dream

Chapter 25

Chapter

25

"Don't tell me this is a coincidence," Alexander said sharply, Inoking of her with irritation and suspicion. "How did you find this place? Have you been following me since the airport?"

Clara looked up at him in surprise. The man standing before her was taller than her by almost half a head, She frowned slightly and shook the keys in her hand, pointing past him "live here. I'm not tollowing you," She didn't know Alexander, so why would she follow him? It made no sense.

It all felt completely absurd to her, but she kept it to herself. After all, he had helped her before, and she didn't want to cause any trouble.

However, something about him seemed off. He was always so mysterious, as it he was trying to keep a low profile. It almost felt like he didn't want to be recognized

If he hadn't been with her at the police station, Clara might have thought Alexander was hiding something, she might have even thought he was running from something, which would explain why he ended up in this quiet area.

Alexander's expression faltered at her words, as his mind processed the landlord's description of the neighbor. He had been told that the apartment next door was Tented by a voung woman-a university student here for voluntary teaching-but he hadn't connected that to Cara

crossed his face as he coughed to cover his discomfort. "Well, that's quite a

to keep running into each

their

convincing, and her story made sense. It was hard to tell if she was lying Sering him silent, Clara didn't press him further.

no idea mut Alexander was beginning to

or the high-society scene. She didn't know anything about Alexander's real identity, which was why she acted like she didn't recognize

just a string of strange councidences

don't have anything else, could you

but glance at Alexander.

It was only

blocking the door. A flicker of frustration

he mattered, stepping

the door. She grabbed her

watched her retreating until she disappeared into the house,

lying She really did live