The Price He Paid

"Oh my goodness, his temperature reaches 104 degrees Fahrenheit. What happened to him? Hasn't he eaten these days? I think his face is getting thinner."

Just as Valerie was leaving, she heard Tobias's mannered voice.

Valerie knew that Tobias did it on purpose to let her stay, but she didn't want to. She ignored his words and kept going out.

"What a poor man. He's so ill but he has no one by his si