NovelBookChapter 506
By the tCeleste finished her work, it was already past ten.
Autumn had set in, and with the rain these past couple of days,
the temperature had dropped quite a bit.
Maybe it was because she'd been sitting in front of the
computer for too long and caught a chill, a sudden shiver ran
through her body, and she sneezed several times in a row just as
she closed her laptop and stood up to take a shower.
After she washed up and cout of the bathroom, her nose
had already started running, and there was a dry, burning
sensation in her throat. 2
Realizing she might be coming down with a cold, and knowing
that at this hour the servants at the manor would already be
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asleep, Celeste went downstairs herself to make stea to
ease her cold.
She finished the tea and had just gone back upstairs when she
heard Trevor's voice, "Still awake?" 2
Celeste turned her head. "About to sleep."
She had taken scold medicine downstairs after drinking the
tea, so her body felt warmer and a little better.
But she was exhausted and didn't have the energy to say much
"I'm going back to sleep," she said. 1
With that, she turned and went back to Jordyn’s room, quickly
drifting off.
She didn't know how long she had slept before she vaguely
heard Jordyn's voice in her dreams. "Mom, you're burning up..."
Not long after, more footsteps entered the room. 1
Celeste tried to open her eyes, but her head felt unbearably
heavy, and she quickly sank back into a dazed sleep.
When she finally woke again, her head was throbbing, her body
weak, and her throat scorched with heat. 2
She tried to get up to drink swater, and as she moved,
someone cover to support her. 1
“Want swater?"
Celeste froze, then slowly opened her eyes.
Trevor was standing in front of her. He had already tuned away
to pour water for her. +
A moment later, he brought a cup over and handed it to her. She
accepted it instinctively.
Just as she was about to thank him, she realized her throat hurt
so badly she could barely speak.
She managed a couple of sips before seeing him turn to the
phone in the room. “Bring the soup up," he instructed. 1
The water cleared her head a little. As she set the cup down on
the nightstand, she suddenly froze.
It was only then that she realized—this wasn't Jordyn's room at
all. She was in Trevor's room. =
He must have been taking care of her. There was even an open
book lying on the small table nearby.
She was about to look away when Trevor hung up the phone and
said, "Ten minutes ago, your fever was at 39.8 degrees. I've
already asked someone to fetch Dr. Carter. He should be here
oo.
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