Aggressive Wife

Chapter 397

Chapter 397 Noah Has a Fever

"That's my boy, Colt." Madeline gave Colton a peck on his cheek. The young boy went very red in the face as he felt his father's eyes on him.

"Come down. You're going to get Mommy's clothes dirty too," Noah said in a slightly stern tone.

Colton waited for Madeline to put him down. However, Madeline continued walking while holding him. "Don't mind your father. I'll take you to the bathroom."

"Are you going to bathe him? He's not a baby anymore!" Noah complained as he followed behind her.

"I know he's not a baby anymore, but he's only five! It's not like he's a fifteen-year-old boy!" Madeline rolled her eyes.

Noah reached out and took Colton from her arms. "I'll do it. You should respect a young boy's privacy."

Madeline wasn't planning on giving Colton a bath in the first place. All three of her kids had learned to do simple chores independently at a young age. Even Mackenzie could take a shower on her own since she was four. Madeline was only going to help prepare the bathwater and a fresh set of clothes for Colton.

However, she did not explain all that, nor did she try to stop Noah. "Then, send Colt to the study to copy the passage just like Thomas after he's bathed. Don't yell at him anymore."

"Alright." Noah held Colton securely with one arm. Then, he headed upstairs in long, quick strides.

Madeline let out a small sigh. How could he be so harsh toward his own son…

After that, Madeline went back to her room to take a shower since her clothes got dirty as well.

While she was washing, Madeline suddenly felt extremely light-headed. She fell onto the floor the next instant.

She was still conscious as she lay on the cold, tiled bathroom floor. She tried to open her mouth to call for help, but she couldn't muster any strength in her body.

After she had failed in her attempts to prop herself up, Madeline gave up entirely and remained sprawled on the floor.

Anyway, Noah will come looking for me after he's given Colton a bath.

Why am I so certain about it? I just know it instinctively after spending all this time with Noah recently.

Around ten minutes later, Madeline heard the sound of a door opening. Then, she picked up a set of footsteps entering her room and recognized it was Noah's.

Noah had gotten his clothes wet whilst he was giving Colton a quick bath. When Madeline was scolding Thomas earlier, Noah had secretly moved all of his clothes into the empty closets in Madeline's room. So, he was there to change his clothes.

Not long after he had taken off his shirt, Noah noticed something peculiar.

The sound of water coming from the shower head has been going on for too long without any interruption. It's almost like no one's taking a shower in there.

He walked toward the bathroom and knocked on the door. "Madeline, are you in there?"

He did not hear any response. Then, he continued, "I'm coming in now if you still won't respond."

Noah opened the door and walked into the bathroom. Then, he spotted Madeline lying on the floor completely naked.

Despite her curvy, voluptuous form, Noah immediately noticed the desperate look in her eyes. He strode toward her and picked her up from the floor. Then, he quickly moved her onto the bed and covered her body with a blanket before rushing away to fetch Dylan and the others.

Dylan did a quick, careful examination of Madeline. Then, he took some blood samples from her to run some tests.

"Don't worry about it too much. I think she's fainted because the medication she's taking at the moment has taken effect." Dylan tried to calm Noah down as the latter was staring at Madeline with an anxious, hardened face.

Previously, Noah had infiltrated Trenton's laboratory and stolen an antidote vial when Madeline's condition had deteriorated. After that, Dylan and the others studied the content of the vial and managed to produce a drug.

The drug could provide temporary relief to Madeline's condition. However, as Trenton had told them, the drug they made could not possibly serve as an antidote. Instead, the drug would slowly ruin Madeline's body with time.

It was one of the drug's side effects that made Madeline faint earlier.

"Can she take the medication now?" Noah asked in a low voice.

Dylan shook his head. "She'll need to wait for at least a week before taking another dose for the drug to work better. If she takes it now, her body might not be able to take it and goes into shock."

"There's nothing we can do for her now, then?" Noah's eyes blazed with rage. He wanted to tear Trenton to shreds at that moment.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Dylan cast a glance in Andy's direction. Andy explained, "It's best that she stops all medication for the time being. We'll decide the next step in her treatment after getting her blood results."

"Madeline would probably have more of these episodes after this. We need someone to keep a close watch over her 24/7," Alexander commented as he looked at Dylan's latest report on Madeline's current condition.

"I'll watch over her." Noah clutched Madeline's hand in his palms. As he stared at her face, he deeply regretted having fought with her.

Both of us are in extremely bad shape. We shouldn't waste the precious time we have left on silly, useless arguments.

Soon afterward, Dylan and the others left the room to give the pair some privacy.

Madeline was conscious the entire time when the others were discussing her condition. However, she kept her eyes shut since she felt extremely tired. She could feel Noah pressing his lips against the back of her hand. Then, she felt something wet fall on her hand.

Her lashes fluttered as she tried to open her eyes to look at Noah. However, she was overcome with a great sense of drowsiness, and she fell asleep eventually.

When she finally woke up later, Madeline was soaked in sweat. She felt so hot all over that she thought she was trapped in an oven. She stretched out an arm to push the source of heat away from her and felt something hot and rigid against her hand.

She slowly opened her eyes to find a broad chest close to her face. When she lifted her gaze, she saw Noah's face and realized the man was holding her in his arms.

Wait a minute… This guy is topless, and I think I have nothing on at the moment…

"Hey… Wake up." Madeline noticed that she had gotten her voice back. However, Noah appeared unresponsive to her calls. She put her hand on his forehead and confirmed that he was running a fever.

It seems like both of our bodies have reached their limits due to the virus.

"It's alright… I'll stay by your side…" Noah muttered under his breath. Then, he pulled Madeline closer to him.

Madeline patted Noah's cheek lightly at first. When that did not wake him up, she tried with all her might to squirm free from his embrace. Still, the man was stronger than her even in his unconscious state.

"Let me go. You're having a fever. I need to get Dylan to check on you."

Noah's expression seemed to have softened a little. Madeline added, "Just let me go. I won't leave the room. I'll put on some clothes and phone Dylan. You wouldn't want me to be stark naked when he's here to examine you, right?"

"I need to watch over Madeline and make sure she's alright," Noah mumbled in a soft voice. Fortunately, it was very quiet in the room, and Madeline was able to hear what he said.

Madeline stopped struggling. Instead, she reached out and gently patted Noah on the back. "I'm right here. Don't worry."

At long last, Madeline managed to coax Noah into loosening his grip. Once she had gotten out of his embrace, Madeline quickly got dressed and gave Dylan a call.