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.

it?” Jason

of the situation, sir? Should I

an ambulance?”

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

don’t think so.”

working on this now, sir.”

no doubt any doctor they called would

doctor on the other line,”

events and the medical data from

visit.”

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

to stay on the

busy with Grace to realize he hadn’t

sir. See

was engaging in a way that suggested more than work or business obligation. And given this woman’s background and what had transpired surrounding Mr. Reed’s fiancee’s

rather incredible.

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

was. In a shanty of an apartment,

his former lover.

here…

his place to question or

the best physicians

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

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

room.

said, ushering the doctor

quick survey

kitchenette was perhaps ten feet long with enough room for the sink, stove, refrigerator. A small

the one over the sink.

hard to

“What’s wrong with her? I kept calling her just now

employer had lost his usual

and his posture was

as if for confirmation. Terrence nodded.

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

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

any time, if the

necessary.”

still had the wild look of

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