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.

the situation, sir? Should I

an ambulance?”

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

don’t think so.”

working on this

Jason normally would’ve hung 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

other line,” Terrence said. “I’ll

medical data from

visit.”

washcloth to cool down her face and neck

want me to stay on the line, sir?”

to realize he hadn’t hung

sir. See

was engaging in a way that suggested more than work or

rather incredible.

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

was. In a shanty of an apartment, with a

killed his former

Jason wasn’t just here… he was

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

Group name to enlist the services of one of the best physicians in the

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

case he should retreat without being seen. But when the door was opened, Jason immediately stepped aside and gestured him into the small

room.

said, ushering the

quick survey

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

over

to

I kept calling her just

sensed his employer had lost his usual

and his posture

Terrence briefly as if for confirmation.

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

Terrence said gently. “Dr. Raunfield is one of the best general practitioners

time, if the

necessary.”

the wild look of a man about to come unglued.

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