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? Should I

an ambulance?”

it lessened Jason’s annoyance slightly.

don’t think so.”

this now, sir.”

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 a fever.

doctor on the other

medical data

visit.”

wrung out the washcloth to cool down her face and

me to stay on the line, sir?”

realize he hadn’t hung up the

sir. See you

a way that suggested more than work or business obligation. And given this woman’s background and

rather incredible.

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

was. In a shanty of an apartment, with

killed his former

Jason wasn’t just here… he was present.

It was not his place to question or inform

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

door. After all, his employer did not want Grace to discover his

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

room.

the

survey of

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

one over the sink.

tried hard to mask his shock.

calling her just now but I couldn’t wake

employer had lost

expression was anxious and his

glanced at Terrence briefly as if for confirmation. Terrence nodded.

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

is one of the best general practitioners in the city. And

time, if the doctor

necessary.”

his eyes still had the wild look of a man about to come

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