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.

his brows and instructed the housekeeper outside, “Get me some water,

a matter of minutes, the tranquil Scenic Garden Manor suddenly sprang

Sebastian hurried over

Nathaniel who was feeling unwell. It wasn’t until he arrived that

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

voice sounded from inside the room. “Why are you standing there? Did I ask you to come here

scared, the duo hurriedly rushed into the

embrace, he couldn’t help but

you taken her temperature,

response, Nathaniel glared at him.

ability to care for a patient as he hadn’t even taken Christina’s temperature, despite her obvious

take her

Nathaniel took her temperature. Five minutes

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

a ten-minute wait, Nathaniel once again touched Christina’s forehead; his

he rose abruptly from his seat, the man’s towering figure seemed to fill the room with

anger.

Daryl. “Why hasn’t

was common knowledge that it would

man losing his wits

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

medicine needs time to be absorbed into the body,”

collar

Daryl quickly

a look and let out a sigh of relief before making their

off to sleep after taking her medicine,

and sweat.

she had been cast into a scorching desert and buried under layer upon layer of searing sand, -her-body writhing in

so hot…”

watch at the young woman’s bedside; his eyes fixated on the gentle slope of her ivory skin and the enticing curves

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