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“Asher, I… I accidentally knocked over the wine glass. I’m terribly sorry–I’ll clean this up right away.”

Grace knelt down to clean up the shattered glass.

Her low–cut dress exposed her décolletage as she bent forward in Asher’s line of sight.

Asher darkened his expression and averted his gaze, his tone increasingly impatient. “Get up. Leave at

once.”

Grace tried to pick up the glass fragments with her bare hands, then suddenly let out a cry.

Her finger had been cut, bright red blood dripping steadily onto the floor.

She rose weakly, her expression pitiful as she pressed her lips together. “Asher, I’ve cut myself on the

glass. Could you possibly take me to hospital?”

Asher’s gaze moved downward, briefly examining Grace’s wound. “There are plasters and antiseptic in the bathroom cabinet. Sort it out yourself.”

“Can’t you take me to hospital? It’s frightfully painful.”

Asher’s lips curled into a mocking smile. “By the time we reached hospital, it would have healed already.”

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The following morning, when Lady Blackwood Sr. couldn’t reach Asher by phone, she called his

executive assistant, Matt Ford.

“Is Asher terribly busy?” she inquired.

Matt responded respectfully, “Lady Blackwood, Mr. Blackwood has just finished a meeting.”

“Have him take my call.”

Asher glanced at Matt questioningly. “Grandmother?”

Matt nodded and handed over the phone.

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The old lady’s tone was relatively gentle. “Asher, dear, your sister has fallen ill rather seriously and is in hospital. I’ll send you the address and room number. Perhaps you could find time to visit her.”

“Grandmother,” Asher replied coldly, “if she’s ill, you should call for doctors. Why involve me? I’m hardly qualified to treat illnesses.”

Lady Blackwood steadied her emotions, maintaining a pleasant tone. “Just this once. Regardless of everything, she is your sister. Visiting her in hospital when she’s ill isn’t crossing any boundaries, is it?”

“Asher, I was wrong about the family dinner incident, and I apologize. Yesterday Grace became dreadfully ill. When I visited her in hospital today, she looked absolutely wretched. It truly broke my heart to see her that way. Grace is asking for you. Won’t you please visit her? Do it as a favour to your

nothing else.”

offering an apology–something the typically imperious Lady Blackwood rarely did–Asher

he had time.

At the hospital.

homemade chicken

sent over with

hospital room, Grace lay receiving intravenous fluids, her complexion

enter, Grace’s eyes flashed with delight. “Asher,

on the table.

I tried to eat a little but

afterward.”

that Grandmother had prepared,”

my right hand was

remained cold. “Where’s the nurse

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out for

deliberately sent the nurse aide away.

“I’ll call for another

Grace didn’t press the issue of

the nurse aide returned, helped Grace with the soup, and the IV bag

to remove

spoke up: “I should be going

I’d love to get some fresh air and sunshine. Could you take

outside?”

request wasn’t unreasonable. Asher hesitated momentarily before

“Very well, then.”

with Grace walking in front. “Asher, I knew you still cared about me. You’re so busy with work yet you made time to visit

Grace, heading

was prepared at his grandmother’s request, yet she was claiming

stepped out of the room, with no time to dwell on this peculiarity, when his peripheral

contracting sharply as if struck

Asher’s voice trembled.

head at the sound of his voice,

Grace in hospital attire beside Asher, Thalia’s brow

her, his tone urgent. “Darling, what on earth are you doing here?”

young woman was wearing hospital clothes,

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Thalia’s hand in both of his, his voice tender with concern. “Why didn’t you

been so busy lately. I didn’t want to be

could you ever be a bother? You’re everything to me, Lía. Your wellbeing matters more than anything in

her hand. “I’m perfectly fine. Don’t you have other matters to attend to?

referring to Grace’s situation.

for Asher, and Grace’s hostility toward her

obvious.

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