Your Love Is But a Dream

Chapter 206

Staring at the stark white ceiling, Clara didn’t know how long she lay awake before exhaustion finally pulled her under,

When drove back to his place.

He took a long shower, washing away the lingering scent of cigarettes. After changing into clean clothes and taking his medication, he lay down to sleep.

But the night was restless. He tossed and tumed, and sleep never fully settled in.

He got up at dawn and headed straight to the kitchen to make breakfast for Clara.

As he tossed the chopped vegetables into a simmering pot, be stepped out of the kitchen and grabbed his phone from the living room table.

He typed out a message to Alexander, “Thanks for looking after Clara yesterday. You don’t need to go to the hospital anymore. I’ll take care of her.”

When didn’t bother waiting for a reply. He appreciated Alexander’s help in keeping things under wraps and looking after Clata yesterday. But that didn’t mean he liked them spending too much time together

One could call it selfishness–or possessiveness.

was, he wasn’t the man be used

man stealing Clara’s attention. But now, she was slipping away from him, little by little, carving

that someone else might

idea alone was enough to

ready to head back to

retracing his steps. He assumed it was Alexander, but the moment he saw the caller ID, the faint curl of his lips

“What is

last night. He asked me to pass on a

spent a sleepless night after taking Carlisle’s call, debating whether to relay the message immediately. But he didn’t dare disturb Wren in the middle

moment moming arrived, he

and

off. But Carlisle had given an ultimatum–like it or

one week to return. If he doesn’t see you by then, he’ll find Ms. Salford himself. And if that happens, he’ll hold her responsible for

voice became,

hits phone, knuckles

to une clara as leverage? How dare he!