Your Love Is But a Dream

Chapter 61

Chapter

61

was that doctor from around here? He doesn't seem like someone from the focal clinic," Alexander asked suddenly, breaking the silence.

Clara paused, her fingers hovering o

"screen. She glanced ugrat him, hesitating; for a jnment before replying.

"A volleague recommended him."

She kept her explanation briet, Clara distn't want to mention Filan's involvement. His background wasn't simple, and she wasn't sure where Alexander came from newhsche was here. Revealing too much could complicate things for Mlun, and she didn't want to risk that. Alexander raised a brow. "The guy who dropped you off the other night?"

caught a glimpse of his profile, but something about him seemed vaguely familiar.

Alexander

Clara replied

for a moment longer, then leaned back against the headboard, pretending to be casual as he asked, "You seem to like painting a lot. So why did you

That was the first time Alexander had asked such

palm pressing into her lap as she quelled the flicker of unease rising inside her. She timed her gaze to him, her voice ever. "What about you? You don't seem like you're from here, either. So why are you in this little town?" Alexander blinked, momentarily caught off guard. He hadn't expected her to flip the question back on him. He'd thought she was the type to quietly deflect, but clearly, he'd misjudged

at his lips as he leaned against the headboard, his tone light but with

to be soft-spoken-she'd just learned to

he wanted her to be: agreeable, polite, and sweet. But that part of her no longer mattered Care stood and walked over to the IV stand, adjusting the tubing as she replaced the finished saline bag with the next one. Her movements were

it's done, you can take the needle out yourself. I'll head back and start

waiting for a response, but Alexander's voice

With that, she left.

been left scrambling to manage everything in Wren's absence. He had left abruptly, leaving Willie to handle

trying to reach lam for two days, and her calls went straight to voicemail. At first, she'd thought ignoring him and complaining to Carlisle would make binitome crawling back out of guilt, but no Wren hadn't i botleted to send a message. Furious, Ivy decided to