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.

furrowed his brows and instructed the housekeeper outside, “Get me

tranquil Scenic Garden Manor suddenly sprang to life, and

over to

after receiving Daryl’s call, thinking it was Nathaniel who was feeling unwell. It

phone. I was afraid something was wrong, so

room. “Why are you standing there? Did I ask you to

scared, the duo hurriedly rushed into

girl cradled in Nathaniel’s embrace, he couldn’t help but gasp.

you taken her

at him. “Not

care for a patient as he hadn’t even taken Christina’s temperature, despite her obvious fever.

her

lie down, Nathaniel took her temperature.

bedside. Nathaniel, known for his reserved and proud

again touched Christina’s forehead; his expression immédiately turned

from his seat, the man’s towering

anger.

on Daryl. “Why hasn’t

startled by Nathaniel’s question. After all, it was common knowledge

his wits when Christina is

Hadley. You need to wait for the medicine to take

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

loosened his collar and instructed, “Get out

Sebastian and Daryl

and let out a sigh of relief before making their way

medicine, she was besieged by a relentless wave

and sweat.

a scorching desert and buried under layer upon layer of searing sand,

hot…” she moaned softly.

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

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