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
Manor suddenly
over to
Daryl’s call, thinking it was Nathaniel who was feeling unwell.
mad on the phone. I was afraid something was wrong, so
deep, menacing voice sounded from inside the room. “Why are you standing there? Did
the duo hurriedly rushed into the room.
embrace, he couldn’t help but
you taken her
glared at him. “Not
to care for
take her temperature first.”
Christina lie down, Nathaniel took her temperature. Five minutes later, Daryl prescribed medicine.
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 a gentle
wait, Nathaniel once again touched Christina’s forehead; his expression immédiately
man’s towering figure seemed to fill the room
anger.
“Why hasn’t her
startled by Nathaniel’s question. After all, it was common knowledge that
this cool-headed man losing his wits
Hadley. You need to wait for the medicine to take
right. The medicine needs time to be absorbed into the body,” Daryl added, wiping
and instructed, “Get
and Daryl quickly
let out a sigh of relief before making
off to sleep after taking her medicine, she was besieged by a relentless
and sweat.
had been cast into a scorching desert and buried under layer upon layer of searing sand, -her-body writhing in discomfort.
hot…” she
watch at the young woman’s bedside; his eyes fixated on the gentle slope of her ivory skin and the enticing curves of her
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