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.

housekeeper outside, “Get me some water,

the tranquil Scenic Garden Manor

hurried over to help.

it was Nathaniel who was feeling

Sebastian down by explaining, “Mr. Hadley sounded mad on the phone. I was afraid

inside the room. “Why are you standing

and scared, the duo hurriedly rushed

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

her

response, Nathaniel glared at him.

out in cold sweat. He couldn’t help but question Nathaniel’s ability to care for a patient as he hadn’t even taken Christina’s temperature, despite

her

took her temperature. Five minutes

the bedside. Nathaniel, known for his reserved and

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

man’s towering

anger.

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

was common knowledge that it would take time for

losing his wits when Christina is

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

into the body,” Daryl added, wiping the

his collar and instructed,

and Daryl quickly left the

exchanged a look and let out a sigh of relief before making

medicine, she was besieged

and sweat.

a scorching desert and buried

so hot…” she moaned softly.

vigilant watch at the young woman’s bedside; his eyes fixated on the gentle slope

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