Chapter 113 Late At Night

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Nathaniel stayed up late in his study, poring over documents before returning to his bedroom.

A subtle scent of flowers and fruit lingered in the air. I was the aroma of a woman who had just finished bathing. His eyes landed on the bed, where Christina had buried herself under the covers, with only her head sticking out.

He walked over and lifted the blanket, whispering, “Silly girl, won’t you have trouble breathing like this…”

Suddenly, his words were caught in his throat.

Christina’s cheeks were flushed with a rosy hue, and her nose was tinged with a pink shade. She looked like a ripened tomato.

Her long eyelashes trembled as she struggled to open her eyes. Despite her blurred vision, the man’s handsome features remained strikingly clear.

Christina struggled to speak due to the sharp pain in her throat. “Umm…”

haniel immediately covered her burning forehead, his eyebrows furrowed with concern. “It’s very

hot. You have a fever.”

“Hmm, seems like it,” Christina whispered weakly. It was no wonder that she felt tired and drowsy earlier. Yet, the more she dozed off, the more exhausted she became.

Nathaniel quickly grabbed his phone and called their family doctor, Daryl Zadoff. “Come over right away.”

After hanging up, he sat on the edge of the bed and lifted Christina into his arms. Her body felt like a burning furnace, radiating intense heat that warmed his chest.

In fact, she was so weak from the prolonged fever that she looked like a wilted flower nestled in his

armis.

Christina’s breathing was shallow and delicate, evoking a strong protective instinct in those around her.

the housekeeper outside, “Get me some

tranquil Scenic Garden Manor suddenly sprang to life, and

Sebastian hurried over to

over after receiving Daryl’s call, thinking it was Nathaniel who was feeling unwell. It

the grumpy Sebastian down by explaining, “Mr. Hadley sounded mad on the phone. I was afraid something was wrong, so I figured it was better to have you come, just to

inside the room. “Why are you standing there?

duo

in Nathaniel’s embrace, he couldn’t help but gasp. Her beauty was breathtaking, enough to set one’s

you taken her

response, Nathaniel glared at

cold sweat. He couldn’t help but question Nathaniel’s ability to care for a patient as

take her

down, Nathaniel took her

and proud demeanor, fed Christina water with great care and tenderness. Watching him, she couldn’t help but feel amused and let

Nathaniel once again touched Christina’s forehead; his expression

abruptly from his seat, the man’s towering figure seemed

anger.

Daryl. “Why hasn’t her fever gone

all, it was common knowledge that

this cool-headed man losing his wits when Christina

Mr. Hadley. You need to wait for the medicine to take effect. The fever should subside half an hour later,” Sebastian

right. The medicine needs time to be absorbed into the body,” Daryl

collar

Daryl

look and let out a sigh of

after taking her medicine, she

and sweat.

cast into a scorching desert and buried under layer upon layer of searing

so hot…” she

the gentle slope of her ivory skin and the

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