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.

brows and instructed the housekeeper outside, “Get me some

Manor suddenly sprang to

over

who was feeling unwell. It

was afraid something was wrong, so I figured it

voice sounded from inside the room. “Why are you

and scared, the duo hurriedly rushed into the

eyes fell upon the girl cradled in Nathaniel’s embrace, he couldn’t help but gasp. Her beauty was breathtaking, enough

you taken her temperature, Mr. Hadley?”

Nathaniel glared at him. “Not yet.”

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

take her temperature

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 amused and let out

touched Christina’s

his seat, the man’s towering figure seemed to fill the room

anger.

on Daryl. “Why hasn’t her fever gone down

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

his wits when Christina is

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

into the body,” Daryl added, wiping the

and

that, Sebastian and Daryl

and let out a sigh of relief

sleep after taking her medicine, she was besieged by

and sweat.

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

she moaned softly.

bedside; his eyes fixated on the gentle slope of her ivory skin and the enticing curves of

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