Your Love Is But a Dream

Chapter 59

Clara felt a pang of guilt as she spoke into the phone. "Sorry to bother you, Mr. Stone. I hope I'm not interrupting your morning. A friend of mine has been running a high fever that won't break. I was wondering if there's a clinic or hospital nearby that makes house calls?"

"A fever? How bad is it?" Ethan asked, his tone sharpening.

"Pretty bad," Clara admitted. "He's been burning up since last night. I gave him some medicine, but it hasn't helped."

There was a brief pause on the other end before Ethan spoke again. "Send me the address. I'll have someone come by to check on him."

"Oh, no, that's too much trouble. I can figure something out myself," Clara said quickly.

Ethan insisted, his

returned to Alexander's room. He was sitting up in bed, holding the bowl of porridge she'd brought earlier, though it was clear he

hearing hetentes, Alexander looked up.

said as she wallad over to collect

She turned to leave, but just as she reached the door, she felt a sudden pull on her wrist. The heat from his touch was startling. She stiffened

just for me?"

it were the most obvious thing in the

tone seemed to catch in off guard. She wasn't trying to

just a decent thing to

Alexander, her actions didn't feel so simple. He had grown up in a world where kindness often

calculation, no ulterior motive. The purity of her actions samsettled him more than