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.

Jason

the situation, sir?

an ambulance?”

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

don’t think so.”

this now, sir.”

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

doctor on the other line,”

events and the medical data

visit.”

Jason smoothed Grace’s brow and wrung out the washcloth to cool down

want me to stay on the

Grace to realize he

sir. See you soon.”

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

rather incredible.

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

a shanty of an apartment, with

his

just here… he was

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

the services of one of the best physicians in the city.

all, his employer did

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

room.

said, ushering the doctor

survey of

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 pillows and blankets on the

the one over the sink.

to mask his

her just now but I couldn’t wake her up.” Jason

sensed his employer had lost

and his posture

as if for confirmation. Terrence

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

Raunfield is one of the best general practitioners in the

Cummins airlifted at any time, if the doctor

necessary.”

nodded, but his eyes still had the wild look of

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