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.

Jason asked irritably.

severity of the situation, sir?

an ambulance?”

annoyance slightly. “No,” he said. “No ambulance.” Then:

don’t think so.”

this now, sir.”

explanation because no doubt any doctor they called would want to

on the other line,”

the medical data from her

visit.”

smoothed Grace’s brow and wrung out the washcloth to cool down her face

to stay on the

Grace to realize he hadn’t hung up the phone.

See you soon.”

a way that suggested more than work or

rather incredible.

these events, Terrence would’ve said, ‘No. Not in a million

In a shanty of an apartment, with a

his former lover.

just here… he

realization was one he would keep to himself. It was not his place to question or inform Mr. Reed of his emotional attachments-or lack thereof.

to enlist the services of one of the best physicians in the city. Then he woke the doctor up and collected him from his house.

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

seen. But when the door was opened, Jason immediately stepped aside

room.

said, ushering the doctor into the

a quick survey of the

stove, refrigerator. A small dinette

the one over

tried hard to

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 his posture

briefly as if for confirmation.

work, checking Grace’s vitals, all while Jason stood by, looking on the verge of

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

any time, if

necessary.”

had the wild

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