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.

furrowed his brows and instructed the housekeeper outside,

tranquil Scenic Garden Manor suddenly sprang

hurried over to

over after receiving Daryl’s call, thinking it was Nathaniel who was feeling unwell. It wasn’t until

Sebastian down by explaining, “Mr. Hadley sounded mad on the phone. I was afraid

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

hurriedly rushed

cradled in Nathaniel’s embrace, he couldn’t help but gasp. Her beauty was breathtaking, enough to set one’s heart racing.

you taken her temperature,

at him. “Not

question Nathaniel’s ability to care for a patient as he hadn’t even taken Christina’s temperature,

her temperature first.”

took her temperature. Five minutes later,

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

ten-minute wait, Nathaniel once again touched Christina’s forehead; his expression immédiately turned

he rose abruptly from his seat, the man’s towering figure seemed to fill the room with palpable

anger.

gaze fell on Daryl. “Why hasn’t her

question. After all, it was common knowledge that it would

man losing his wits when

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

the body,” Daryl

collar and instructed,

Sebastian and Daryl quickly left the

out a sigh of relief before making

drifted off to sleep after taking her medicine, she was besieged by a relentless

and sweat.

a scorching desert and

so hot…” she

at the young woman’s bedside; his eyes fixated on the gentle slope

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