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.

taking care of him without sleep.

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

was still

only to discover that the wound had reopened and become

previous night, she led

Abel needed to go to

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went to the hotel restaurant to buy breakfast.

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

was standing by the window, blocking the morning light

to someone from the company on his phone.

few words, he hung up and turned around when he heard footsteps behind him.

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looked exhausted, but seemed better than the previous night as

pajamas remained unbuttoned, revealing his toned chest. An unlit cigarette hung between his

powerful, attractive, and captivating.

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

she reached out and snatched the cigarette from him. “We’re

breakfast.”

at her affectionately. “Since when

had a high fever last night. You

“I had no

at him sternly. You’re hopeless.”

laughed. “Was

also cold and insensitive, like

breakfast, Emmeline insisted that he go to the hospital to treat his wound.

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

if he had another–fever on the

Chrome Group to apologize. It wouldn’t be good for him if he didn’t feel

a private clinic

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