Chapter 149: A Gift She Would Not Open
Elias had already explained himself clearly.
It was not that he disliked Yvonne Quinn. It was only that his affection for her was not the kind that existed between a man and a woman. What he felt, according to the innocent, harmless version of himself he had offered Mira, was closer to admiration. Respect. A clean kind of worship from a grateful young patient toward a brilliant doctor.
After the first shock passed, Mira looked at him differently.
So she was not the only person in the world who could resist Dr. Quinn's charm.
They were practically kindred spirits.
Once that thought settled in, Mira opened up completely. The last of her reserve vanished, and she and Elias talked as if they had been waiting years to meet each other. The conversation warmed quickly, turning almost startlingly lively in the quiet room full of gifts.
At some point, a figure appeared at the doorway.
