Chapter 1457 A Tough Guy

Emmeline sat up and gently touched Abel’s face in the darkness. “Abel.”

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He instinctively embraced her and reassured her in a hoarse voice, “I’m here, Emma. You don’t need to bet afraid.”

“You have a fever, she whispered anxiously. “Wake up.”

“It’s fine. I’m okay,” he mumbled. “I just need some rest.

She cried out in distress. “You’re burning up. You can’t continue like this!

He didn’t respond. She didn’t know if he had fallen asleep or lost consciousness due to the high fever,

She quickly turned on the flashlight on her phone and made her way to the bathroom, relying on the light to guide her.

She wet a towel with cold water and returned to place it on Abel’s forehead.

Despite Emmeline’s efforts, his body temperature continued to rise.

She fumbled in the dark for the door and descended to the first floor, following the dim emergency lights in the corridor.

As she walked down the dark and unfamiliar corridor, the wind howled outside, and she felt as if she were trapped in a nightmare.

The hotel receptionist was dozing off at the counter. Emmeline woke her up and asked for some medication to treat the fever.

After returning to her room on the fourth floor, Emmeline dissolved the pill in a glass of warm water and fed it to Abel.

Gradually, he began to sweat.

She unbuttoned his pajamas and used a towel to wipe the sweat off him.

As his fever rapidly subsided, it eventually disappeared by dawn.

entire night taking care of

had stopped. As she looked out the window, she saw

still asleep.

the bandage from his shoulder, only to discover that the wound had reopened and become infected.

night, she led treated his wound

so Abel needed to go to the hospital

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unconscious, Emmeline went to the

room, she was greeted

blocking the morning light with his upright posture.

from the company on his

and turned around when he heard footsteps

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the previous night

remained unbuttoned, revealing his toned chest. An unlit cigarette

tall, powerful, attractive, and captivating. Emmeline was

hand towards his face, preparing to light the cigarette as he lowered

that moment, she reached out and snatched the cigarette from

breakfast.”

her affectionately. “Since when did the little girl

“Stop it. You had a high fever last

frowned. “I had no

glared at him

laughed. “Was

cold and insensitive, like a machine.”

insisted that he go to

a moment. She’s right. It’s a serious wound.

travel back like this. What if he had another–fever on

It

found a private clinic near

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