Chapter 524

Gordon and Mayra returned to his home in Danesville. Oliver made her medicine, which Mayra took. Though it tasted bitter, it managed to bring her fever down. Gordon wrapped in layers of clothes. She lay in bed, covered in sweat. Mayra tugged at her scarf uncomfortably. "Gordon, it's hot." "Put up with it for a while longer. You can take the layers off in half an hour. I'll cook for you once you get better." Mayra was obsessed with food, and Gordon was a great cook, so she compromised in the end. Worried that the bitter taste of the medicine would linger in Mayra's mouth, Greta gave her a candy. The fireplace inside the house was lit, and there was something playing on the television. Mayra sat next to Greta and chatted with her. Mayra was wrapped in layers, and Greta was amused by the sight. "You can lay down for a while if you feel sick. Don't try to white-knuckle through it." "Don't worry, Mrs. Thorp. I feel better now." They had a custom of lighting fireworks before di