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

tranquil Scenic Garden Manor suddenly sprang to

Sebastian hurried over

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

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

a deep, menacing voice sounded from inside the room. “Why are you standing there? Did I ask

scared, the duo hurriedly rushed into the

help but gasp. Her beauty was breathtaking, enough to

you taken her temperature,

glared at

couldn’t help but question Nathaniel’s ability to care for a

take her

her temperature. Five

and proud demeanor, fed Christina water with great care

once again touched

towering figure seemed to fill the room with

anger.

Daryl. “Why hasn’t her

After all, it was common knowledge

is this cool-headed man losing his wits

for the medicine to take effect. The fever should subside half an

into the body,” Daryl added, wiping the

and

Daryl quickly left

look and let out a sigh of relief before making their way

medicine, she was besieged by a relentless

and sweat.

cast into a scorching desert and buried under

hot…” she

eyes fixated on the gentle slope of her ivory skin and the

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