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.

the housekeeper

Manor suddenly sprang to life, and everyone began bustling

Sebastian hurried

it was Nathaniel who was feeling unwell. It wasn’t until

to calm the grumpy Sebastian down by explaining, “Mr. Hadley sounded mad on the phone. I was afraid something was wrong, so I figured it was

the room. “Why are you standing

the duo hurriedly rushed into the

fell upon the girl cradled in Nathaniel’s embrace, he couldn’t help

taken her

Nathaniel glared at him. “Not

He couldn’t help but question Nathaniel’s ability to care for a patient as he hadn’t even taken Christina’s

her

took her temperature. Five minutes later, Daryl prescribed

for his reserved and

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

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

anger.

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

by Nathaniel’s question. After all, it was common knowledge that it would take

this cool-headed man losing

medicine to take effect. The fever should

into the body,” Daryl added, wiping the sweat from

collar

that, Sebastian and Daryl quickly left

and let out a sigh of relief before

Christina drifted off to sleep after taking her medicine,

and sweat.

she had been cast into a scorching desert and buried under layer upon

so hot…”

eyes fixated on the gentle slope of her ivory skin and the enticing curves of her

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