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

and she was terrified

internally bleeding.

now,”

dialed his secretary Terrence. “Investigate

today.”

you

is at First City Hospital. Make sure he

Grace’s condition,” Jason said. “I expect

arrive there.”

Terrence

call, Terrence looked at his mobile phone in a daze. Mr. Reed’s feelings for this woman were escalating.

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

serious.

be hell to pay if his instructions

to the T.

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

time at that apartment until he’d virtually moved into that

Grace had been hit by an electric

calling in every favor and

and her treatment.

counting the slights against her

on her

all-out

hurt this young

same woman who’d

It was… unsettling.

calculating. Cold. He didn’t exhibit

anything. Not his former future wife, not

now… was most

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

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

you brought me here? Dr. Haan was already

man smiled. “He’s

was rolled into a nice

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

opposite side

hospital bed had scarcely stopped rolling before

man entered the room

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