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.

his brows and instructed the housekeeper outside,

Garden Manor suddenly sprang to life, and everyone began bustling

over

rushed over after receiving Daryl’s call, thinking it was Nathaniel who was feeling unwell. It wasn’t until he arrived that he realized Christina had fallen ill.

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

“Why are you standing there? Did I ask you

duo hurriedly rushed into the

he couldn’t help but gasp. Her beauty was breathtaking, enough

taken her

response, Nathaniel glared at him. “Not yet.”

question Nathaniel’s ability to care for a patient as he hadn’t even taken Christina’s temperature, despite her obvious

take her

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

for his reserved and proud demeanor, fed Christina water with great care and tenderness. Watching him, she couldn’t help but

once again touched Christina’s forehead; his expression immédiately turned

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

anger.

on Daryl. “Why hasn’t her

knowledge that it would take

this cool-headed man losing his wits when

You need to wait for the medicine to take effect. The

into the body,” Daryl added, wiping

his collar and

that, Sebastian and Daryl

a look and let out a sigh of relief before making

her medicine, she was besieged by a relentless wave of heat

and sweat.

and buried under layer upon layer of searing sand, -her-body writhing

so hot…” she

slope of her

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