Chapter 78

Grace found the name ‘Jay’ in her contact list on her phone and called his number. After a while, the call connected and

Jay’s voice came from the other end of the line. “Hello.”

“I have something to do. I’m afraid that I will be back late today. You… you can prepare dinner for yourself,” Grace said.

“What do you mean ‘you have something to do’?”

“Just tell him that you’re in the hospital right now,” Lina interrupted.

“What does she mean you are in the hospital right now?” There was a pronounced change in Jay’s tone.

“I took a fall, and now I’m waiting for X-rays.”

“In the hospital?” Jay said as if confirming.

“Yes.” Grace sighed.

“Which hospital?” Jay asked. “I’m coming now.”

“You don’t have to come. Lina is here with me. Just wait for me at home,” she said in a hurry. “I’ll be there as soon as I can.”

The other end of the phone was silent. After a long minute, Jason repeated his previous question, “Which hospital?”

Grace bit her lip and replied, “First City.”

Chills wracked her body and her stomach dipped at the thought of inconveniencing him. She had lost her mother

when she was a child and her family had kept her at arm’s length for most of her adolescence. Prison, that had shown her that she was truly on her own.

Grace really didn’t feel comfortable troubling others for anything. No one owed her anything. And she was capable of handling life’s issues on her own.

Well, mostly.

If it weren’t for Lina, she would have come to the hospital

alone without saying a word to anyone. It wasn’t that she

thought she’d broken any bones, but she’d hit her head really

Everything ached and she was terrified that

internally bleeding.

coming now,”

and immediately dialed his secretary Terrence.

today.”

you wish,” lerrence

check who the most skilled orthopedic doctor is at First City Hospital. Make sure he is on call and have him

said. “I

arrive there.”

sir,” Terrence answered

this call, Terrence looked at his mobile phone in a daze. Mr. Reed’s

knew Mr. Reed’s moods. and tone well enough to interpret that

serious.

would be hell to pay if his instructions were not followed

to the T.

the way Mr. Reed had initially reacted to Grace Cummins. He’d helped her-much as he would any stranger on the street. Then he’d

at

Grace had been hit by an

every favor and demanding to know every

and her treatment.

wasn’t counting the slights

retaliated on her

an all-out war

this young woman.

same woman who’d killed his

It was… unsettling.

Reed was calculating. Cold. He

for anyone or anything. Not his former future wife, not

was most

the results of an X-ray scan, a nurse suddenly came over and

of the hospital. The rooms were single bed, spacious

brought me here? Dr. Haan was already

Dr. Craigge.” The young man smiled. “He’s the best there is, so I

was rolled into a nice

was white and bright and looked very modern and clean. A large television was up on

opposite side of the

scarcely stopped rolling before a

man entered the room and

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