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 me

Manor suddenly sprang to life, and

Sebastian hurried over

who was feeling unwell. It wasn’t until he arrived that he

mad on the phone. I was afraid something was wrong, so I figured it

are you standing there? Did

duo

eyes fell upon the girl cradled in Nathaniel’s embrace, he couldn’t help but gasp. Her beauty was breathtaking, enough to set

taken her temperature,

Nathaniel glared

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

take her temperature

Christina lie down, Nathaniel took her temperature. Five minutes later, Daryl

a jug of warm water and set it down by the bedside. Nathaniel, known for his reserved and

ten-minute wait, Nathaniel once again touched Christina’s forehead; his expression immédiately

seat, the man’s towering figure seemed to

anger.

fell on Daryl. “Why hasn’t her

all, it was common knowledge that it would take time for

losing his

to wait for the medicine to take effect. The fever should

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

his collar and instructed,

that, Sebastian and Daryl quickly

a

taking her medicine, she was besieged by a

and sweat.

if she had been cast into a scorching desert and

so hot…” she

on the gentle slope of her ivory skin and the

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