Chapter 273 A High Fever

• That night, he took three consecutive cold showers. Around five in the early morning, fatigue finally overcame him. He lay in bed, holding Jeanette in his arms as he drifted off to sleep.
• In a daze, Jeanette felt as if she was holding a furnace, the heat almost unbearable. She had a nightmare of being surrounded by mountains until she was jolted awake. Opening her eyes, she found herself unexpectedly sleeping face-to-face with Gabriel.
• She drew in a sharp breath, and it was only when she tried to push him away that she realized the warmth was emanating from his body.