Grace held Ed in silence. All he felt was the throbbing ache at the back of his

skull, so intense it was nauseating him.

It was a clear sign of his anxiety triggering.

"Ed," she said gently. "Whatever medication you give me, I'll take it. I'm not going

to argue about anything else right now. You need to rest. I'll come by to visit you

for the next few days to take care of you. You have to sleep for at least three

days."

She placed her hands on his shoulders and drew a deep breath. "I still need to

finalize some details with our business partners. I'll be back at noon. After that, I

won't leave again—I'll stay with you tonight. I'll bring some food when I return,

okay?"

Her tone was almost coaxing.

His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed, then he wrapped his arms around her

waist. "Can you not go anywhere at all?"

His voice came out low as he spoke, and she could still feel the residual heat from

his body.

She closed her eyes and collapsed back onto the couch. "I'll reschedule my

meeting for noon. I'll stay with you until then, drive back for the meeting, and

return afterward with food. Then we can sleep some more?"

He let out a muffled hum of agreement as he kept his eyes closed.

It was just seconds before his breathing relaxed beside her.

That was fast. Had he not slept at all last night?

"What on earth was going through his mind every day?

drove to

high-end restaurant to order some takeout before hurrying back

his place.

a few blocks

Selene.

was standing by the roadside, making

adjusted her rimless glasses.

pulled up

eyebrow slightly, exchanged a

her phone, then ended the call

everything sorted with

was referring to the incident Grace

her lawyer last time.

wasn't held accountable for

said.

passenger door and slid into

me a ride, will you? You've no idea

said as she massaged

the dark

clearly explained the glasses.

"What happened?"

Grace asked than

let out a

happened? Thanks to Mr.

Henderson's 'considerate'

announcement about my potential

to Vincent,

me

CEO of

his influence to

dealings. Even the

elders are starting

notice."

years since

the Jensen family,

out of

herself from nearly

there just to

prospect as an heir, and there

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