Chapter 85

Jason studied Grace who was still in a deep slumber. He felt marginally better having had the doctor examine her. But

seeing her so still and lifeless, it was like the vice around his

chest wouldn’t loosen.

“Grace, wake up.”

She didn’t move.

“Sister, you have a fever and you need to take this medicine.”

Still nothing.

He set the glass of water on the table and grabbed the pill. Problem was, he didn’t have enough hands to hold her up, hold the glass and insert the pill into her (m outh).

He tried to coax her once more. “Sister, open your (m outh).” He placed the medicine in his hand by her rather dry lips. “Be good and take the medicine.”

However, she subconsciously pursed her lips tighter. He could not even get the pill in, let alone have her swallow it.

Jason muttered a curse. Her body was hot to the touch and

she’d continue to dehydrate if he couldn’t bring her fever

down. Maybe he should just call an EMT and get her back.

into a hospital ward, at least they’d be able to run an IV and

administer more drugs intravenously.

But even as he thought it, he knew she hated being in the hospital and that such places brought bad memories for her.

It wasn’t so different for him.

He made sure his voice was soft. Without any

her head. Holding her gently, he coaxed

swallow

another sip of water and repeated

feel of her tongue, it brought to

into his embrace and he

given the circumstances,

woman made him.

scarcely conscious, burning up with fever, and

lips pressed into

he mumbled softly, calling

sense him and gradually opened

gaze landed on

of anxiety at that moment. Would she resent that he had kissed

way?

give him a s illy smile. “M om, I’ll be good.

speechless and could not help laughing. “Grace, it’s Jay. I’m

bigger and her big

The fever confused her enough

was seeing

at first he was … not offended, just feeling, awkward

dawned on him, that in fact,

had

wasn’t ‘him’ that was like her mother, but the same sense

security and care.

subconsciously

lost a mother when we were

We’re truly quite similar.”

me? I’ll be good. Very, very good…” Her eyelids were half-open, her cheeks were flushed red

the fever.

broke a bit for the

her father and step-family had treated her. They’d made their position very public

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