Chapter 84

That night, Jason was awakened by Grace’s muffled scream.

She tossed and turned and mumbled in her sleep.

He couldn’t make out what she was saying but her pained

whimpers and trembling made him think she was in fear or

pain.

“Sister,” he called to her. But she didn’t respond.

When he touched her head, he frowned. Her head was hot,

and her slight body was slicked with sweat.

Jason hurriedly wrung a towel soaked in cool water and wiped

Grace’s forehead.

But her eyes remained shut and she was still muttering something.

No matter how he called her, she wouldn’t wake up. A flash of panic crept over him. He didn’t know what to do-and he hated feeling inept. He hated it almost as much as realizing how worried he was about her. Which meant he was in way

over his head.

No. This was just a reaction given her medical history and

their circumstances.

Nothing more. Nothing less.

He took out his phone and immediately dialed Terrence. “Get

me a doctor. And send them to the apartment.”

“Now?” Terrence asked.

“Yes, now,” Jason ordered.

“Yes, sir.” There was a pause.

is it?” Jason asked

the situation, sir?

an ambulance?”

an intelligent question and it lessened Jason’s annoyance slightly. “No,” he said.

don’t think so.”

this now,

normally would’ve hung up, he spared a second to offer some explanation because no doubt any doctor they called would want to know more

other

the medical data from her earlier

visit.”

Grace’s brow and wrung out the washcloth

you want me to stay on

with Grace to realize he hadn’t hung up the phone. “No.”

See you soon.”

Reed saved Miss Cummins. Mr. Reed was engaging in a way that

rather incredible.

asked to predict these events, Terrence would’ve said, ‘No. Not in

shanty of an apartment, with a woman

his

just here…

his place to question or inform

Group name to enlist the services of one of the best physicians in the city. Then he

was especially careful when knocking on the door. After all, his employer did not want Grace to discover his true identity.

when the door was opened, Jason immediately stepped aside and gestured

room.

the doctor into the

took a quick survey

refrigerator. A small dinette table for two was

the one over

tried hard to mask his

said. “What’s wrong with her? I kept calling her just now but I couldn’t

sensed his employer had lost his

was anxious and his posture

Terrence briefly as

vitals, all while Jason stood by, looking

Raunfield is one of the best general practitioners in the

airlifted at any time, if the doctor deems it

necessary.”

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