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''lle by to visit you


    for the next few days to take care of you. You have to sleep for at least three


    days."


    She ced 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 copsed 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 rxed beside her.


    That was fast. Had he not slept at allst 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 some takeout before hurrying back to


    his ce.


    However, her car had only gone a few blocks when she suddenly encountered


    Selene.


    Selene was standing by the roadside, making a call, while her slender fingers


    adjusted her rimless sses.


    Grace pulled up and honked twice.


    Selene nced 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


    herwyerst time.


    "Given her family connections, she wasn''t held ountable for the case," Grace


    said.


    Selene casually opened the passenger door and slid into the passenger seat.


    "Just great. Give me a 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 remainedposed, but the dark circles beneath her eyes


    clearly exined the sses.


    "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 hounding me relentlessly. 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 hadst


    returned to the Jensen family, when


    she had gone out of her way to


    alienate herself from nearly all of the


    rtives 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 madest time, not realizing the


    gravity of the consequences it would eventually unleash.


    Selene, having expressed a series of otherints, finally noticed the neatly


    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


    teasing, "You''re really caring toward


    your man. When are you going to


    bring him out and introduce him?


    People in the circle are all


    specting. You keep him so well


    hidden that some folks have even


    started betting on what he looks


    like."


    Grace, feeling incredulous, quickly changed the subject. "Should I drop you


    home?"


    "Yes, please. I need sleep. I''ve been in back-to-back meetings for 2 days straight."


    Selene leaned against the window and dozed off immediately.


    Grace could tell that she was truly exhausted.


    When the car pulled up outside their residentialplex and Selene got out of the


    car, she seemed as if she could hardly feel her legs.


    Grace then proceeded to turn the car around and head off to Ed''s ce.


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