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
Scenic Garden Manor
hurried over to
who was feeling unwell. It
tried to calm the grumpy Sebastian down by explaining, “Mr. Hadley sounded mad on the phone. I was afraid something was wrong, so I figured it was better to
are you standing there? Did I ask
duo hurriedly
eyes fell upon the girl cradled in Nathaniel’s embrace, he couldn’t help but gasp.
taken her temperature,
glared at him. “Not
cold sweat. He couldn’t help but question Nathaniel’s ability to care for a patient as he hadn’t even taken
her
helping Christina lie down, Nathaniel took her temperature. Five minutes later,
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 water with great care and tenderness. Watching him, she couldn’t help but feel
once again touched Christina’s forehead; his
from his seat, the man’s towering figure
anger.
on Daryl. “Why hasn’t
startled by Nathaniel’s question. After all, it was common knowledge that it
cool-headed man losing his wits when Christina is
Hadley. You need to wait for the medicine to take effect. The fever should subside half an hour later,” Sebastian hurriedly explained.
The medicine needs time to be absorbed into the
collar and instructed, “Get out
that, Sebastian and Daryl quickly left the room
look and let out a sigh
sleep after taking her medicine, she
and sweat.
a scorching desert and buried under layer upon layer of searing sand,
hot…” she
kept a 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
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