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

situation, sir? Should I instead

an ambulance?”

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

don’t think so.”

this

doubt any doctor they

other line,” Terrence said. “I’ll

medical data from her

visit.”

smoothed Grace’s brow and wrung out the washcloth

want me to stay

Grace to realize he hadn’t hung up the phone.

sir. See you soon.”

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

rather incredible.

events, Terrence would’ve said, ‘No. Not

here he was. In a shanty of an apartment, with a woman

his former

Jason wasn’t just here… he was

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

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

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

to the side in case he should retreat without being seen. But when

room.

in,” he said, ushering the doctor

a quick survey of the room.

refrigerator. A small dinette table

one over the

hard to mask

wrong with her? I kept calling her

had

expression was anxious and his

as if

immediately went to work, checking Grace’s vitals, all while Jason stood by, looking on the verge of

of the best general practitioners in

airlifted at any time, if the doctor

necessary.”

had the wild look of a man about

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