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.

began

his pajamas and used a towel to

it eventually disappeared by dawn.

taking care

rain had stopped. As she looked out the window, she saw that the harbor had been

was still

his shoulder, only to discover that the wound

the previous night, she led treated his

rainwater carried a large number of bacteria, so Abel needed to go

he was still unconscious, Emmeline went to the hotel

to the room, she was greeted by Abel’s

was standing by the window, blocking the

from the company on his

few words, he hung up and turned around when he

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better than the previous night as his eyes shone brightly at

remained unbuttoned, revealing his toned chest. An unlit cigarette hung between

was tall, powerful, attractive, and captivating. Emmeline was momentarily mesmerized by

his face, preparing to light

reached out and snatched the cigarette from him. “We’re going

when

it. You had a high fever last night.

“I had no

him sternly. You’re

“Was

also cold and

to the hospital to treat his wound.

a moment. She’s right.

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