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.
instructed the housekeeper outside, “Get me some water, now.”
tranquil Scenic Garden Manor suddenly sprang to life,
Sebastian hurried over to
rushed over after receiving Daryl’s call, thinking it was Nathaniel who was feeling unwell. It wasn’t until
was afraid something was wrong, so I figured it was better to
room. “Why are you standing there? Did I ask
scared, the duo hurriedly
cradled in Nathaniel’s embrace, he couldn’t help but gasp. Her
her temperature, Mr.
response, Nathaniel glared at him. “Not
broke 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
take her temperature first.”
Nathaniel took her temperature. Five minutes later, Daryl prescribed medicine.
long after, the housekeeper arrived with a jug of warm water and set it down by the bedside. Nathaniel, known for his reserved and proud demeanor, fed Christina
a ten-minute wait, Nathaniel once again touched
he rose abruptly from his seat, the man’s towering figure seemed to
anger.
cold gaze fell on Daryl. “Why hasn’t her fever gone down yet?”
After all, it was common knowledge
his wits when
You need to wait for the medicine to take effect. The fever should subside half an hour later,” Sebastian
right. The medicine needs time to be absorbed into the body,” Daryl added, wiping the sweat from his
his collar and
that, Sebastian and Daryl quickly left the room
exchanged a look and let out a sigh of relief
taking her medicine,
and sweat.
she had been cast into a scorching desert and buried under layer upon
hot…” she moaned
vigilant watch at the young woman’s bedside; his eyes fixated on the gentle slope of her ivory skin and the enticing curves of her figure as she pulled
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