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
a matter of minutes, the tranquil Scenic Garden Manor
hurried over
was Nathaniel who was feeling unwell.
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 better to have you come, just to
“Why are you standing there? Did I ask you to
the duo hurriedly rushed
fell upon the girl cradled in Nathaniel’s embrace, he couldn’t help
her temperature, Mr.
response, Nathaniel glared
care for a patient as he hadn’t even taken Christina’s temperature,
take her temperature
lie down, Nathaniel took her temperature. Five
and 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
Nathaniel once again touched Christina’s
rose abruptly from his seat, the man’s towering figure seemed to fill the room
anger.
“Why hasn’t
all, it was common knowledge that it would take time for
man losing his wits when Christina is
medicine to take effect. The fever should subside half an
to be absorbed into the
collar
that, Sebastian and Daryl quickly
a look and let out a
taking her medicine, she was besieged by a relentless wave
and sweat.
a scorching desert and buried
hot…”
the young woman’s bedside; his eyes fixated on the gentle slope of her ivory
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