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

was terrified that she

internally bleeding.

coming now,” Jason

the phone and immediately dialed his secretary Terrence. “Investigate what happened to Grace

today.”

sir. As you wish,” lerrence said.

City Hospital. Make sure

Grace’s condition,” Jason said. “I

arrive there.”

sir,” Terrence answered again.

his mobile phone in a daze.

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

serious.

if

to the T.

her-much as he would any stranger on

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

first, when Grace had been hit by

calling in every favor and

and her treatment.

wasn’t counting the slights against her that

retaliated on

an all-out war with anyone who dared

hurt this

who’d killed his fiancee.

It was… unsettling.

calculating. Cold. He didn’t

former future

was most interesting.

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

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

you brought me here? Dr. Haan was already treating me.”

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

was rolled into a nice room

white and bright and looked very modern and clean. A large

opposite side

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