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?"

only caught a glimpse of his profile, but something about him

Alexander dropped the

will," Clara replied with a

to be casual as he asked, "You seem to like painting

mid-motion. That was the first time Alexander had asked such a

slightly, her 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

but with a tinge of amusement. "Touché. You're not as docile as

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

walked over to the IV stand, adjusting the

it's done, you can take the needle out yourself.

but Alexander's voice stopped her at the

With that, she left.

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

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