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.

me the address," Ethan insisted, his tone firm but calm. "I'll take care of

she sent over the information. Once she hung up, she returned to Alexander's room. He was sitting up in bed, holding the bowl of

hetentes, Alexander looked up.

she wallad over

a bit " She turned to leave, but just as she reached the

someone just for me?" His voler was low,

it were the most obvious thing in the world. "You're burning up. You

to make a point or look virtuous-she was simply stating

now, and helping each other out was just

to Alexander, her actions didn't feel so simple. He had grown up in a world where kindness often came with hidden agendas, and he'd learned to

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