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.

furrowed his brows and instructed the housekeeper outside, “Get

tranquil Scenic Garden Manor suddenly sprang to life,

hurried 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

the room. “Why are you standing there? Did I ask you

the duo hurriedly rushed into

Nathaniel’s embrace, he couldn’t help

her temperature,

response, Nathaniel glared at him. “Not

ability to care for

her

Christina lie down, Nathaniel took her temperature.

set it down by the bedside. Nathaniel, known for his reserved and proud demeanor, fed Christina water with great care and tenderness. Watching him, she couldn’t help but

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

his seat, the man’s towering figure seemed

anger.

fell on Daryl. “Why hasn’t her fever

startled by Nathaniel’s question. After all, it was common knowledge that it would take time for the medicine

is this cool-headed man losing his wits when Christina is

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

into the body,” Daryl

collar and instructed, “Get

and Daryl quickly left

a look and let out a sigh of

her medicine, she was besieged by a

and sweat.

a scorching desert and buried under layer upon layer of

hot…” she moaned

bedside; his eyes fixated on the gentle slope of her ivory skin and the enticing curves of her figure as she

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