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

she was terrified

internally bleeding.

now,” Jason said.

hung up the phone and immediately dialed his secretary Terrence.

today.”

sir. As you wish,”

City

condition,” Jason said. “I expect

arrive there.”

Terrence answered again.

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

Reed’s moods. and tone well

serious.

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 night with her. He gradually spent more time at that apartment until

first, when Grace had been hit by

now, he was calling in every favor and demanding to

and her treatment.

the slights against her that Mr.

on her behalf.

all-out war

this young

same woman who’d killed his

It was… unsettling.

He didn’t exhibit any

his former future wife, not

was most

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

of the hospital. The rooms were single bed, spacious and the entire look of the area

have you brought me here? Dr.

smiled. “He’s the best there is, so I wouldn’t complain. You’re lucky. He’s usually off

into a nice room with

white and bright and looked very modern and clean. A large television was up on one wall and two couches

opposite side of the room.

bed had scarcely stopped

the room

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