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.

the entire night taking care of him without

the window, she saw that the harbor had been ravaged. by

still

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

led treated his wound with the iodine she had brought from home

a large number of bacteria, so Abel needed to go to the

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Emmeline went to the hotel restaurant to

soon as she returned to the room, she was greeted by Abel’s

by the window, blocking the morning light with his

from the company

hung up and turned around when he heard footsteps behind

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but seemed better than the previous night as his

his toned chest.

attractive, and captivating. Emmeline

raised the lighter in his hand towards his face, preparing

she reached out and snatched the cigarette from

breakfast.”

heartily as he stared at her affectionately. “Since when did

fever last night. You

“I had

him sternly.

laughed. “Was I?”

cold and

to the

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

was in no condition to travel back like this. What if he had another–fever on the way?

It wouldn’t be good

found a private clinic near the

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