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Celeste remained silent.
She sneezed again after hanging up the call.
Adeline was worried Celeste might have a cold. Hence, she cooked chicken soup for Celeste. After drinking it, she felt her head getting heavier, and before long, she was fast asleep.
Celeste then realized she had a fever after waking up.
Moreover, she was running a high fever, and her head felt all woozy.
Jordyn approached her, looking worried. “Are you sick, Mom?”
Celeste murmured a response.
Martha was worried about her as well. She suggested bringing Celeste back to Fleming Manor to see their family doctor, Bill, who would help her recover quickly.
Betty, too, thought that the illness had hit Celeste too suddenly, so she urged Celeste to go back with Martha to see Bill.
Soon, they arrived at Fleming Manor. Bill came over and gave Celeste some medication. After taking the medicine, Celeste headed upstairs and quickly dozed off again.
When she woke up, she felt a lot less sluggish.
She opened her eyes, only to realize the small lamp beside her was on. Turning around, she saw Trevor sitting there, reading.
She was stunned for a brief moment.
It then dawned on her that she was at Fleming Manor, in Trevor’s room, the place where he had spent his childhood.
Hearing a sound, Trevor turned and asked, “You’re awake?
With her throat sore and her mood low, Celeste didn’t feel like speaking, so she kept silent.
She put on a jacket, wanting to get out of bed. Just then, Trevor handed her a glass of water.
Celeste paused briefly, then took it after a couple of seconds without a word of thanks.
Trevor just shrugged it off. He extended his hand to her forehead. Even with a foggy mind, she wasn’t slow, and she dodged his hand in time.
Trevor hesitated, pulled back his hand, and got up. “Bill is still downstairs. I’ll go get him for you.”
Without a reply from her, he went straight downstairs.
Moments later, Bill, Martha, Trevor, and Jordyn all came to her room.
Bill assessed Celeste’s condition and said she was recovering well, though she still had to keep taking her
medicine. He explained that her body was weak, and stress made her prone to falling ill when exposed to cold. weather. A good nutritional boost would help her regain her strength.
Celeste nodded.
“Are you hungry, Cel?” Martha asked.
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Celeste wasn’t feeling great at noon, so she hardly ate and went straight to bed.
It was getting late, and while she felt hungry, she had little appetite.
Martha convinced her to have a few bites. Hence, she asked Trevor to go to the kitchen and get Celeste the dinner they had prepared for her.
With that, Trevor went downstairs again.
Then, he came back up with a tray of food.
Martha and Bill left.
Trevor, however, stayed in the room. While Celeste was having her dinner, he was reading.
Celeste cast him a glance and realized he was reading the book she had read in the hot spring retreat.
It wasn’t until now that she realized he still had her book.
She furrowed her brows. “You…”
Trevor replied with a smile, “I spent about half an hour reading it that day and found some of your ideas really interesting. They gave me some new perspectives, so I kept the book, and I skim through it occasionally.”
Celeste bit her lip, ignoring him.
She didn’t have much of an appetite before, and now it was completely gone.
Trevor propped his chin up and observed her. “Even after all these years, you still don’t know how to fight back?
Celeste turned away.
He sighed. “Alright, I’ll leave you alone. Eat up.
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