NovelUSAGrace 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 cby 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 sdetails with our business partners. I'll be back at noon. After that, |
won't leave again—I'll stay with you tonight. I'll bring sfood 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 cout 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 smore?"
He let out a muffled hum of agreement as he kept his eyes closed.
It was just seconds before his breathing relaxed beside her.
That was fast. Had he not slept at all last night?
"What on earth was going through his mind every day?
At noon, she rose quietly, drove to her meeting, grabbed a quick meal, then
stopped by a high-end restaurant to order stakeout before hurrying back to
his place.
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Selene.
Selene was standing by the roadside, making a call, while her slender fingers
adjusted her rimless glasses.
Grace pulled up and honked twice.
Selene glanced over, raised an eyebrow slightly, exchanged a few quick words
into her phone, then ended the call and walked towards Grace's car. "Grace, did
you get everything sorted with Jodie?"
She was referring to the incident Grace had briefly mentioned when she consulted
her lawyer last time.
"Given her family connections, she wasn't held accountable for the case," Grace
said.
Selene casually opened the passenger door and slid into the passenger seat.
"Just great. Givea ride, will you? You've no idea how stressed I've been these
past few days," she said as she massaged her temples.
Selene's expression remained composed, but the dark circles beneath her eyes
clearly explained the glasses.
"What happened?"
No sooner had Grace asked than Selene's phone buzzed again.
She let out a deep breath. "What
happened? Thanks to Mr.
Henderson's ‘considerate’
announcement about my potential
marriage to Vincent, Damien has
been houndingrelentlessly. The
mighty CEO of Jensen Group—using
all his influence to sabotage my
business dealings. Even the Jensen
family elders are starting to take
notice."
It had been years since she had last
returned to the Jensen family, when
she had gone out of her way to
alienate herself from nearly all of the
relatives there just to reassure them.
Damien was their best prospect as an heir, and there absolutely couldn't be any
rumors of scandal between him and her, the adopted daughter.
She was wise enough to know boundaries.
Grace recalled that offhand remark Ethan had made last time, not realizing the
gravity of the consequences it would eventually unleash.
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packed meal boxes on the side.
"You're bringing food to someone?" she asked.
"My boyfriend," Grace replied.
That caught Selene off guard. She
paused for a few seconds before
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bring him out and introduce him?
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speculating. You keep him so well
hidden that sfolks have even
started betting on what he looks
like."
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home?"
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Grace could tell that she was truly exhausted.
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Grace then proceeded to turn the car around and head off to Ed's place.
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