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

situation, sir? Should

an ambulance?”

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

don’t think so.”

working on this now, sir.”

some explanation because no doubt any doctor they called would want to know more details of

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

and the medical data from

visit.”

the washcloth to cool down her face and neck

to stay

was too busy with Grace to realize he

See

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

rather incredible.

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

a shanty of

killed his

Jason wasn’t just here… he

was one he would keep to himself. It was not his place to question or inform Mr. Reed of his emotional

physicians in the city. Then he woke the doctor up and collected him from his house.

on the door. After all, his employer did

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

room.

said, ushering the doctor into the house.

survey

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. One armoire. A single bed. A pile of

one over the

tried hard to mask

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

had lost his usual calmness.

and his posture

briefly as if

vitals, all while Jason stood by,

“Dr. Raunfield is one of the best general practitioners

any time, if the doctor

necessary.”

but his eyes still had the wild look of a man

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