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.

trouble. Just send me the address," Ethan insisted,

hung up, she 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 didn't have

looked up. "Are you done with your

said as she

I'll be back in a bit " 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 for a moment

called someone just for me?" His voler

said, as though it were the most obvious thing in

trying to make a point or look virtuous-she

They were neighbors now, and helping each other out was just a decent thing to do. If she ever

in a world where kindness often came with hidden agendas, and he'd learned to see through the

no ulterior motive. The purity of her actions samsettled him more than he cared to admit Alexander released