Chapter 49

Natalic slipped through the door, ready to gently wake up Nate when the teacher pulled her aside and whispered, “Nate had a bit of a fever this afternoon. We couldn’t reach you, so I gave him some fever reducer.”

Natalie paused, surprised, “He was fine this morning, what happened?”

“It might’ve been during the after–school activities. The kids were playing with water guns, and Nate didn’t have a change of clothes. The caretaker didn’t get to him in time to switch into dry clothes and he caught a chill,” the teacher said with a hint of guilt in her voice. “But after the medicine, he’s been better. We’ve checked his temperature three times and the fever’s gone.”

Natalie reached out cautiously and felt Nate’s forehead. It wasn’t as hot as before.

“Thanks for taking care of him,” she said gratefully.

Nate was sleeping deeply. With the medicine having taken effect, it didn’t stir as Natalie carried him to the car.

Arriving at Prestige Penthouses, Natalie discovered a power outage.

“What’s going on?” she asked the security guard.

with regret, “Due to urgent repairs that began at five and are still underway, we’ve lost power. It may be at least another half an hour before it can be restored. You may

be getting redder. There was nothing in the car to cover him with and

moment of thought, she decided to take the emergency stairs. They

warm against hers,

the fifth floor, Nate managed to open his eyes and flashed a weak smile.

back into sleep

Nate feared being neglected again.

was somehow lacking, stirring a sense of pity. Perhaps the Howard family was too caught up in their lives to give Nate

the ninth floor, Natalie heard a sound from one of the stairwell

dim light in the stairwell gave Natalie an uneasy feeling, prompting her to halt.

and her instincts told her

was a utility room. The sixth might have

her from behind. Startled, she reacted instantly, grabbing and twisting the intruder’s hand with enough force to send an adult man tumbling down the stairs, especially with the disadvantage of the

the next second, however, she was pushed hard against

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