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Chapter 146 In the Rain, Blurring Reality and Dream

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As soon as the words left her mouth, Isabel saw Xander's eyes snap open. The previous dullness was gone, replaced by a fierce, piercing gaze. Seriously?

She couldn't help but smirk, though she muttered a silent complaint to herself.

Before she could even finish her thought, Xander had closed the distance between them, pinning her firmly against the wall once more.

The rain poured down around them, soaking them to the bone.

The autumn chill bit at their skin, but it did nothing to cool the heat building between them as they clung together in the downpour.

It was impossible to say how long they stayed that way. When the rain finally eased, they separated reluctantly.

Isabel slung Xander's arm over her shoulder and began helping him back toward the hot spring hotel.

As they walked, she muttered under her breath, "I said I was willing, but I didn't mean right there in the middle of a storm."

She felt a dull ache in her abdomen and rolled her eyes upward.

How could he have that much stamina, even with a fever? If he were at full strength....

She couldn't even imagine it!

With a determined sigh, she tightened her grip and quickened her pace.

Back in their room, Isabel immediately went to work, checking his pulse and doing what she could to stabilize himTI.

Xander's body wasn't like anyone else's. If her guess was correct, every time he spiked a fever, the virus in his system mutated, bringing on waves of pain and bouts of delirium.

And it was no ordinary virus-it was incredibly resistant. Standard medications barely made a dent, taking hours, sometimes days, to have any effect. That's why, once Xander got a fever, it would often last for days.

And standard fever and anti-inflammatory drugs could only treat the symptoms, not eliminate the root cause. So every time the virus reactivated, it came back with full force.

She needed to get his temperature down fast and bring him to a hospital. Proper medical equipment was the only way to analyze the virus and understand how it adapted and evolved each time it reappeared. She remembered something Samuel had once told her Xander's family had a history with this illness.

His grandfather had shown similar symptoms, a strange genetic condition that seemed to skip generations.

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Ignoring the lingering ache in her own body, Isabel continued tending to Xander.

she'd managed

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her focus unwavering as they sped toward the

pushed open the door to his hotel room, looking exhausted and disheveled. The moment he stepped inside, a pungent odor hit him-a mix of overpowering perfume and something our, almost rotten. He didn't need to guess; Eva must have doused

"Oh

stomach... Eva groaned, emerging from the bathroom with one hand clutched to her abdomen. She shuffled forward,

called weakly, glancing

as

been holed up in the bathroom so long that a faint but

for a moment before finally reaching out

noticed that hesitation, and her expression faltered,

feeling any better? Do you need to

replied, forcing a smile. It was a lie-she was barely:

didn't want to cut their hot spring trip short. Kaleb was always so busy, and even though they saw each other

was his drive that afforded her the lifestyle she loved. And besides, she felt lucky-luckier

vacation.

then a sudden thought

after she bumped into Isabel, the nausea had hit

at the coffee shop, Isabel had also "accidentally stumbled into

think it's a

"What's strange?"

was completely baffled by Eva's

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but then Isabel bumped into me, and suddenly I'm like this.

even finish before she saw Kaleb's expression

his jaw clenched as he looked at Eva with a mix of disbelief and

you?" he asked,

too much of a coincidence?" Eva stammered,

What, does Isabel have some kind of superpower that gives people diarrhea with a little shove? Do you think I'm an idiot?" Kaleb's disbelief was palpable. The Eva he'd once seen as sweet and innocent was now grasping at

she'd said Isabel pushed her, he'd

blamed Isabel for her

thrown coffee on

his trust in her, he'd

he'd chosen to forgive her anyway because she'd cried to

But this? If he fell for this, he'd truly be as blind

her. I didn't mean it like that. I was just... making an observation," Eva murmured. a

saw Kaleb look at her like this, with disappointment and disbelief. He used to reserve that look for Isabel. Now that it was directed at her, she couldn't help but feel

noticing her pale face and trembling legs. She was probably so exhausted and dehydrated from her stomach issues that she wasn't thinking straight. "Are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital?" he asked,

of relief-until a sharp cramp seized

went wide

Oh no!