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 asked irritably.

the severity of the situation, sir? Should

an ambulance?”

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

don’t think so.”

this

spared a second to offer some explanation because no doubt any doctor they called would want to know

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

data from her earlier hospital

visit.”

washcloth to cool down her face and neck

you want me to stay on

was too busy with Grace to realize he hadn’t

See you

many changes in his boss 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, it

rather incredible.

said, ‘No. Not in a million years

In a shanty

his

wasn’t just here… he

It was not his

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

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

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

room.

said, ushering the doctor into

quick survey

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

over the sink.

hard to mask his

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

his employer had lost his

anxious and his posture was tense.

Terrence briefly as if for confirmation. Terrence

Grace’s vitals, all while Jason

best general practitioners

at any time, if the doctor deems it

necessary.”

nodded, but his eyes still had the wild look

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