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

Garden Manor suddenly sprang to life, and everyone began

hurried over

feeling unwell. It wasn’t until

tried to calm the grumpy Sebastian down by explaining, “Mr. Hadley sounded mad on the phone. I was afraid something was wrong, so I figured it was

sounded from inside the room. “Why are you standing there?

and scared, the duo

embrace, he couldn’t help but gasp. Her

you taken her temperature, Mr.

Nathaniel glared at

out in cold sweat. He couldn’t help but question Nathaniel’s ability to care for a patient as he hadn’t even taken Christina’s temperature, despite her obvious

take her

took her temperature.

long after, the housekeeper arrived with a jug of warm water and set it down by the bedside. Nathaniel, known for his reserved and proud demeanor, fed Christina water with great

Nathaniel once again touched Christina’s forehead; his

man’s towering figure seemed to fill the room with

anger.

Daryl. “Why hasn’t her fever

was common

cool-headed man losing his wits when Christina

the medicine to take effect. The fever should subside half an hour later,”

medicine needs time to be absorbed into the body,” Daryl added, wiping the sweat

his collar and

that, Sebastian and Daryl quickly left the

look and let out a sigh of relief before making their

after taking her medicine, she was besieged by

and sweat.

and buried under layer upon layer of searing

hot…” she

fixated on the gentle slope of her ivory skin and the enticing curves of her

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