Chapter 84

That night, Jason was awakened by Grace’s muffled scream.

She tossed and turned and mumbled in her sleep.

He couldn’t make out what she was saying but her pained

whimpers and trembling made him think she was in fear or

pain.

“Sister,” he called to her. But she didn’t respond.

When he touched her head, he frowned. Her head was hot,

and her slight body was slicked with sweat.

Jason hurriedly wrung a towel soaked in cool water and wiped

Grace’s forehead.

But her eyes remained shut and she was still muttering something.

No matter how he called her, she wouldn’t wake up. A flash of panic crept over him. He didn’t know what to do-and he hated feeling inept. He hated it almost as much as realizing how worried he was about her. Which meant he was in way

over his head.

No. This was just a reaction given her medical history and

their circumstances.

Nothing more. Nothing less.

He took out his phone and immediately dialed Terrence. “Get

me a doctor. And send them to the apartment.”

“Now?” Terrence asked.

“Yes, now,” Jason ordered.

“Yes, sir.” There was a pause.

it?” Jason asked

is the severity of the situation, sir? Should I instead call

an ambulance?”

intelligent question and it lessened Jason’s annoyance slightly. “No,”

don’t think so.”

working on this

no doubt any doctor they called would want to know more details of the situation too. “She has a fever. It’s

have a doctor on the other line,” Terrence said. “I’ll relay

data from

visit.”

brow and wrung out the washcloth to cool down her face and neck

want me to stay on the line, sir?”

Grace to realize he hadn’t hung up

See you soon.”

in the time since Mr. Reed saved Miss Cummins. Mr. Reed was engaging in a way that suggested more than work or business obligation. And given this woman’s background and what had transpired surrounding Mr. Reed’s fiancee’s death,

rather incredible.

predict these events, Terrence would’ve said, ‘No. Not in a million years would Mr. Reed

shanty of an apartment,

killed his

wasn’t just here… he

to himself. It was not his place to question or inform Mr. Reed

of one of the best physicians in the city. Then he woke the doctor up and collected

when knocking on the door. After all, his employer did not want Grace to discover his true

being seen. But when the door was opened, Jason immediately stepped aside and gestured him into the small

room.

ushering the

quick survey

with enough room for the sink, stove, refrigerator. A small dinette table for two was at the center. One armoire. A single bed. A pile of pillows and blankets on the floor.

over

to mask his

Jason said. “What’s wrong with her? I kept calling her just now but I couldn’t wake her up.” Jason stood beside

had lost his usual

and

briefly as

to work, checking Grace’s vitals, all while Jason stood by,

said gently. “Dr. Raunfield is one of the best general practitioners in the city. And we can

Cummins airlifted at any time, if the

necessary.”

his eyes still had the wild look

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