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.

is it?” Jason

the situation,

an ambulance?”

it lessened Jason’s annoyance slightly. “No,” he said. “No ambulance.” Then: “I

don’t think so.”

this

up, he spared a second to offer some explanation because no doubt any doctor they called would want to know more details of the situation too. “She has a

doctor on the other line,” Terrence

data from her earlier

visit.”

out the washcloth to cool down her face and neck

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 business obligation. And given this woman’s background and what had transpired surrounding Mr. Reed’s fiancee’s death,

rather incredible.

events, Terrence would’ve said, ‘No. Not in a million years would Mr. Reed act like this.

shanty of an apartment, with

his

here…

keep to himself. It was not his place to question or

Reed Group name to enlist the services of one of the best physicians in the city. Then he woke the doctor up and collected him

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

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

room.

ushering the doctor into

a quick survey of the room.

small. But this was a fraction of the size of Mr. Reed’s office. The kitchenette was perhaps ten feet long with enough room for the sink, stove, refrigerator. A small dinette table for two was at the center.

over the

tried hard to mask

calling her just now but I couldn’t wake her up.” Jason stood

employer had lost his usual

was anxious and his posture

briefly as if

checking Grace’s vitals, all while Jason stood by, looking on

Raunfield is one of the best general practitioners in

time, if the doctor deems it

necessary.”

his eyes still had the wild look of a man about to come

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