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, “Get me some

Scenic Garden Manor suddenly sprang

over to

feeling unwell. It wasn’t until he arrived that

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

are you standing there? Did I ask you to come

the duo hurriedly rushed

help but gasp. Her beauty was breathtaking, enough to set one’s heart racing.

you taken her

Nathaniel glared at him.

care for a patient as he hadn’t

take her temperature

took her temperature. Five

of warm water and set it down by the bedside. Nathaniel, known for his reserved and proud demeanor, fed Christina water with great care and

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

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

anger.

on Daryl. “Why hasn’t her fever

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

losing his wits when Christina is sick?

to wait for the medicine to take effect. The fever should subside half an hour later,” Sebastian hurriedly

right. The medicine needs time to be absorbed into the body,” Daryl added, wiping the sweat from his

and instructed, “Get

Sebastian and Daryl

let out a sigh of relief before making their way

sleep after taking her medicine, she

and sweat.

she had been cast into a scorching desert and buried under layer upon layer of searing sand, -her-body writhing in

hot…” she

vigilant watch at the young woman’s bedside; his eyes fixated on the gentle slope of her ivory skin and the enticing curves

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