Emmeline sat up and gently touched Abel’s face in the darkness. “Abel.”

He instinctively embraced her and reassured her in a hoarse voice, “I’m here, Emma. You don’t need to bet afraid.”

“You have a fever, she whispered anxiously. “Wake up.”

“It’s fine. I’m okay,” he mumbled. “I just need some rest.

She cried out in distress. “You’re burning up. You can’t continue like this!

He didn’t respond. She didn’t know if he had fallen asleep or lost consciousness due to the high fever,

She quickly turned on the flashlight on her phone and made her way to the bathroom, relying on the light to guide her.

She wet a towel with cold water and returned to place it on Abel’s forehead.

Despite Emmeline’s efforts, his body temperature continued to rise.

She fumbled in the dark for the door and descended to the first floor, following the dim emergency lights in the corridor.

As she walked down the dark and unfamiliar corridor, the wind howled outside, and she felt as if she were trapped in a nightmare.

The hotel receptionist was dozing off at the counter. Emmeline woke her up and asked for some medication to treat the fever.

After returning to her room on the fourth floor, Emmeline dissolved the pill in a glass of warm water and fed it to Abel.

he began

unbuttoned his pajamas and used a towel to wipe the sweat off

it

spent the entire night taking care of him without

the window, she saw that the harbor had been ravaged.

still asleep.

removed the bandage from his shoulder, only to discover

hotel room in the rain the previous night, she led treated

bacteria, so Abel needed to go to the hospital for

was still unconscious, Emmeline went to the

soon as she returned to the room, she was greeted by Abel’s tall figure.

standing by the window, blocking the morning light with his upright posture.

to someone from the company on his phone.

and turned around

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previous night

remained unbuttoned, revealing his toned chest. An unlit

captivating. Emmeline was momentarily mesmerized by

towards his face, preparing to light

and snatched the cigarette from him. “We’re going to the hospital after

he stared at her affectionately. “Since when did the little girl become such a

had a high fever

had

him sternly. You’re

laughed. “Was I?”

cold and insensitive,

he go to the hospital

moment. She’s right. It’s a serious wound.

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