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 to

his pajamas and used a towel to wipe the sweat off

subsided, it

spent the entire night taking

As she looked out the window, she saw that the harbor had been ravaged. by the

was still

removed the bandage from his shoulder, only to discover that the wound had

their hotel room in the rain the previous night, she led treated his wound with the iodine she had brought from home and

of bacteria, so Abel needed to go to the

was still unconscious, Emmeline went to the hotel restaurant

she returned to the room, she was greeted by Abel’s tall

by the window, blocking the morning light with

talking to someone from the company on his

few words, he hung up and turned around when he

+5 Bonus

the previous night as

toned chest. An unlit cigarette hung between his lips.

attractive, and captivating. Emmeline was momentarily

the lighter in his hand towards his face, preparing to light the cigarette as he lowered

snatched the cigarette

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

high fever last

“I had no

him

laughed. “Was I?”

you’re also cold and insensitive, like a

Emmeline insisted that he go to

moment. She’s right.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255