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

severity of the situation, sir?

an ambulance?”

annoyance slightly.

don’t think so.”

on this now,

offer some explanation because no doubt any doctor they called would want to know more details of the situation too. “She has a fever. It’s

have a doctor on the other line,”

medical data from her earlier hospital

visit.”

wrung out the washcloth to

stay on

busy with Grace to realize he hadn’t hung up the

sir. See you

Reed was engaging in a way that suggested more than work

rather incredible.

‘No. Not in a

In a shanty of an apartment, with

his former

here… he was

was one he would keep to himself. It was not his place

one of the best physicians in the city. Then he woke

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

to the side in case he should retreat without being seen. But when the door was opened, Jason immediately stepped aside and

room.

said, ushering the doctor

a quick survey of the

for 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 the floor. One door, presumably to a

one over the sink.

tried hard to mask his

her just now but I couldn’t

sensed his employer had lost

and his posture

Terrence briefly as if for confirmation. Terrence nodded.

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

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

at any time, if

necessary.”

his eyes still had the wild

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