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

the severity of the situation, sir? Should I

an ambulance?”

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

don’t think so.”

working on this now, sir.”

because no doubt any doctor they called would want to know more details

other line,” Terrence said.

events and the medical data from her

visit.”

washcloth to cool down her

stay on the line,

Grace to realize he hadn’t hung up

See you soon.”

many changes in his boss in the time since Mr. Reed saved Miss Cummins. Mr. Reed was engaging in a way that

rather incredible.

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

was. In a shanty of an apartment,

killed his former

just here… he was present.

It was not his place to question or inform Mr. Reed of his emotional attachments-or lack

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

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

side in case he should retreat without being seen. But when the door was opened, Jason

room.

said, ushering the doctor

survey of

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

over the

to mask his

Jason said. “What’s wrong with her? I kept calling her just

his employer had lost

expression was anxious and his posture was tense.

glanced at Terrence briefly as if for

vitals, all while Jason stood by, looking on the verge of something dangerous.

Terrence said gently. “Dr. Raunfield is one of the best general practitioners in the city. And we can

airlifted at any time, if the doctor deems

necessary.”

eyes still had the wild look of a man about

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