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.

not slept at all

on earth was going through

stopped by a high-end

had only gone a few blocks when she suddenly encountered

a call, while her slender fingers adjusted

up

eyebrow slightly, exchanged a few quick words into her phone, then ended the call and walked towards Grace's car. "Grace,

Grace had briefly mentioned when

her family connections, she wasn't held accountable for

door and

You've no idea how stressed I've been these past few days," she said

composed, but the dark circles beneath her

"What happened?"

Grace asked than Selene's

potential marriage to Vincent, Damien has been hounding me relentlessly. The mighty CEO

Jensen family, when she had gone out of

best prospect as an heir, and there absolutely couldn't be any rumors of scandal between him

was wise enough to know

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