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, “Get me

of minutes, the tranquil Scenic Garden Manor suddenly sprang to life, and

hurried over

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

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 have you

from inside the room. “Why are

the duo hurriedly

he couldn’t help but gasp. Her beauty was breathtaking, enough to set

her temperature, Mr. Hadley?”

glared at him.

sweat. He couldn’t help but question Nathaniel’s ability to care for a patient as

her temperature

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

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

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

seat, the man’s towering

anger.

“Why hasn’t her fever gone down

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

his wits when

Hadley. You need to wait for the medicine to take effect. The fever should

be absorbed into the body,” Daryl added, wiping the sweat from his

his collar and instructed, “Get

Sebastian and Daryl quickly left the

let out a sigh of relief before making their way

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

and sweat.

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

hot…” she moaned softly.

gentle slope of her ivory skin and the enticing curves of her figure as she pulled his collar.

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