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

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

it? We seem to keep running into

their paths wouldn't

they were, meeting once more as neighbors. Alexander was momentarily at a loss for words. Clara's expression was so convincing, and her story made sense. It was hard to tell if she was lying Sering him silent, Clara didn't press him further. The atmosphere grew awkward, and

had no idea mut Alexander was beginning to doubt

on Wren, not the entertainment world or the high-society scene. She didn't

just a string of strange councidences to Alexander, and that made

have anything else, could you

was tense Clara's legs telt stift, and she couldn't help but glance at Alexander. "If you don't h open

It was only

door. A flicker of frustration passed

mattered, stepping

quickly unlocked the door.

into the

She really did