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

the tranquil Scenic Garden Manor suddenly sprang to life, and everyone began bustling about.

over to

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

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

sounded from inside the room. “Why are you standing there? Did I ask you to come here to chat?”

the duo hurriedly rushed into

help

taken her temperature,

Nathaniel glared at him. “Not

to care for a

take her

Nathaniel took her temperature. Five minutes later,

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 water with great care and

touched Christina’s forehead;

from his seat, the man’s towering figure

anger.

“Why hasn’t her fever gone down

doctor was startled by Nathaniel’s question. After all, it was common knowledge that it would take time for the medicine to take

losing his

worry, Mr. Hadley. You need to wait for the medicine to take effect. The fever should subside half an hour later,” Sebastian hurriedly

into the body,”

loosened his collar and instructed,

that, Sebastian and Daryl quickly left

and let out a sigh of relief

to sleep after taking her medicine, she was

and sweat.

desert and buried under layer upon layer of searing sand,

she moaned softly.

his eyes fixated on the gentle slope of

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