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.

his brows and instructed the housekeeper outside,

of minutes, the tranquil Scenic Garden Manor suddenly

Sebastian hurried over to

was feeling unwell. It

grumpy Sebastian down by explaining, “Mr. Hadley sounded mad on the phone. I was afraid something was wrong, so I figured it was

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

duo hurriedly rushed

he couldn’t help but

her temperature, Mr.

at him. “Not yet.”

ability to care for a patient as he

her temperature

Christina lie down, Nathaniel took her temperature. Five minutes later, Daryl prescribed medicine.

set it down by the bedside. Nathaniel, known for his reserved and proud demeanor, fed Christina water with great care and tenderness.

again touched Christina’s forehead; his expression

rose abruptly from his seat, the man’s towering figure seemed

anger.

gaze fell on Daryl. “Why hasn’t her

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

cool-headed man losing his wits

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

medicine needs time to be absorbed into the body,” Daryl added, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

collar and instructed, “Get

that, Sebastian and Daryl quickly

let out a sigh

drifted off to sleep after taking her medicine, she

and sweat.

she had been cast into a scorching desert and buried under layer

so hot…” she moaned softly.

eyes fixated on the gentle slope of her ivory skin and the enticing curves of her figure as she pulled his

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