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.

now,” Jason said.

dialed his secretary

today.”

sir. As you

First City Hospital. Make sure he is on call and have

Jason said. “I expect a

arrive there.”

sir,” Terrence answered again.

at his mobile phone in a daze. Mr. Reed’s feelings for this woman

precise and he knew Mr. Reed’s moods. and tone well enough to

serious.

to pay if his instructions were not

to the T.

of 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 accepted her

with her. He gradually spent more time at that apartment until he’d virtually moved

been hit by

every favor and demanding to know every detail of her accident

and her treatment.

slights

on her

was waging an all-out

hurt this young

who’d killed his fiancee.

It was… unsettling.

calculating. Cold. He didn’t exhibit

or anything. Not his former future wife, not even his family.

now… was most interesting.

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

the ER and to a private wing of the hospital. The rooms were single bed, spacious and the

have you brought me here? Dr. Haan was

shrugged. “I was told to bring you to Dr. Craigge.” The young man smiled. “He’s the best

into a nice room with a big window.

modern and clean. A

side of the

had scarcely stopped

entered the room

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