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.

fast. Had he not slept at all last

was going through his mind

quick meal, then stopped by a high-end restaurant to order some takeout before hurrying back

a few

call, while her slender fingers

up and honked

words into her phone, then ended the call and walked towards Grace's car. "Grace, did

Grace had briefly mentioned when

family connections, she wasn't held accountable for

door

ride, will you? You've no idea how stressed

composed, but the dark circles beneath

"What happened?"

had Grace asked than Selene's phone

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

years since she had last returned to the Jensen family, when she had gone out of

their best prospect as an heir, and there absolutely couldn't be any rumors

enough to know

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