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.

instructed the housekeeper outside, “Get

Manor suddenly sprang to

hurried over

feeling unwell. It wasn’t until he arrived

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

room. “Why are you standing there? Did

duo hurriedly rushed into

he couldn’t help but gasp.

taken her

response, Nathaniel glared at him.

out in cold sweat. He couldn’t help but question Nathaniel’s ability to care for a patient

take her

down, Nathaniel took her temperature. Five minutes

bedside. Nathaniel, known for his reserved and proud demeanor, fed Christina water with

touched Christina’s forehead; his expression

he rose abruptly from his seat, the man’s towering figure seemed to fill the room with

anger.

cold gaze fell on Daryl. “Why hasn’t her fever gone

was common knowledge that

is this cool-headed man losing his wits when Christina

worry, Mr. Hadley. You need to wait for the medicine to take

time to be absorbed into the body,” Daryl added, wiping

loosened his collar and instructed, “Get

and Daryl

and let out a sigh

her medicine, she was besieged by a

and sweat.

been cast into a scorching desert and buried under layer upon layer of searing sand,

so hot…”

a vigilant watch at the young woman’s bedside; his eyes fixated on the gentle slope of her ivory skin and the enticing curves of her figure as she pulled his

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