Xavia was lying on the bed, her eyes closed. Her expression was tense, and there was a light sheen of sweat on her forehead. Her cheeks were also slightly flushed.
It did not look normal.
“Xavia?” Keith's brow furrowed as he went over to touch her forehead. To his shock, her skin was burning hot!
“She’s having a fever. Get a doctor here now.”
“Yes!” Hartley quickly ran out.
The doctor came over quickly and examined Xavia. “She has a high fever of 39 degrees. We must bring her temperature down physically and give her an infusion.”
As he spoke, he opened his medical kit.
Keith stood aside and narrowed his eyes.
39 degrees? A person’s normal body temperature was between 36 and 37.2 degrees. Such a high body temperature meant that it was an extremely high fever.
Wasn’t she fine last night? How did she catch a cold and fall ill overnight?
Keith was very worried. He instructed Hartley to bring a basin of water over and carefully placed a towel on her forehead to cool her body down.
However, even after three hours of all of them taking care of her, there were no changes in Xavia’s high fever.
“What is going on?”
“If this continues, other complications may arise as a result of the fever.”
Keith stared at the doctor.
The doctor seemed perturbed as he explained, “Young Master Keith, I’ve already given Miss Lockhart the best possible medicine and an injection to bring her fever down. Her fever should have gone down by now, but in Miss Lockhart's case…”
“It might be because her body is too weak from emotional trauma. The antibodies in her body are weak and cannot fight the illness, and that is why her fever isn't going down.”
What did he mean?
Her body was too weak from emotional trauma?
Could it be from last night…?
However, Xavia was still not getting any better.
“Are you sure you’re a doctor? If her condition doesn't improve, you'll be out of a job by tonight!” Keith had reached the end of his patience, and he was furious and anxious.
The doctor fell to his knees with a thud. “Young Master Keith, I’m really sorry. I really tried my best, but Miss Lockhart, she… she will have to get through this on her own.”
“What are doctors like you for, if she has to get through this on her own? Get out!” Keith was so angry that he almost threw a cup at the doctor’s head.
Helen had just come upstairs when she heard Keith. She quickly walked into the room. “Keith, what's wrong?”
As his mother, she had always been very strict with him and would never let him do anything inappropriate. Hence, she did not know about Keith’s illness because Keith never expressed his emotions in front of her.
He took a deep breath and calmed himself down. “Xavia is having a fever. Her condition had not improved even after a whole day of treatment, so I was just doubting the doctor’s ability to do his job.”
As soon as Helen heard that it was Xavia who was ill, she looked even more dismayed. “Keith, you don't seem to know your priorities. You’re now the person-in-charge of the Green Space Project. You should be working hard on this big project so you can rise to the top. Why are you staying at home to worry about a woman who is ill?”
“You’re confused, Keith. I want you to send Xavia away immediately!”
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