Evelina felt a wave of intense satisfaction.
Her parched heart seemed to come alive again, rejuvenated.
Indeed, what she craved most was Alexander's attention.
Evelina pressed her lips together and, as if revealing a difficult secret, glanced at Eamon for approval. "Mr. Shaw, can we discuss this somewhere else? What I'm about to say isn't something Dr. Pembroke should hear."
Alexander frowned in confusion.
Why would information about Xenia need to be shared privately?
But before he could speak, Eamon volunteered, "I'll head home and rest. I haven't slept all night—too tired. I'll catch up on some sleep."
With that, Eamon turned and left.
Evelina, however, insisted on speaking with Alexander in private.
Alexander didn't have any fondness for Evelina, but in order to find out where
