Deadly Doting Marriage - Chapter 21

Chapter 21

John had seen all of these from the beginning. Then, he opened the door, got out of the car, and hurriedly walked over to Kathleen, asking, “What happened?”

Kathleen was shivering, and she could not even utter a single word.

John saw the clothes on Kathleen and tightly pursed his lips. Next, he grabbed the shirt on her and tossed it on the ground. After that, he removed his coat and draped it over Kathleen.

Jonah picked up his shirt from the ground, and he had no choice but to explain, “A few girls splashed Kathleen with water. I noticed that she was drenched, so I assisted her!”

“What did you say? She was splashed with water?”

John’s expression darkened. Even his eyes became eerily chilling.

After that, he took out his phone and made a call. “Find out the girls who splashed Kathleen with water. From tomorrow onward, I do not want such people to appear in the university.”

Waverly watched the scene in shock. She was stupefied!

John carried Kathleen into the backseat of the car. Then, he cast a glance at the driver, ordering him, “Get us home as fast as you can!”

“Yes, Mr. Lambert!” The driver stepped on the gas and sped to Lambert’s residential villa.

Even with the heater in the car was turned on, Kathleen was still shivering from the cold. She covered her chest, and her face was as pale as a sheet. Moreover, water droplets were still dripping from her wet hair.

John frowned. “Is it freezing?”

“I’m…I’m fine!”

Fine? She was trembling all over, yet she said she was fine? Why was it so hard for this woman to give in? Why must she be so stubborn?

John was furious, but he still held her closer.

Since Kathleen’s clothes were drenched, John’s attire was also wet from hugging her.

Waverly anxiously shouted, “John, your clothes are wet!”

John answered indifferently, “It’s not a problem!”

“You’re soaked all over, yet you still say it’s not a problem? This is all that foolish girl’s fault!” Before Waverly could finish her sentence, she noticed John’s fierce gaze, and she did not dare to speak further.

John lowered his head to look at Kathleen, watching as her complexion worsened.

Seeing this, Waverly was about to blow her top off.

The fool was only splashed with some water, so why was she so weak? What a pretentious woman!

Before the driver even stopped his car at Lambert’s residence, John had already opened the door and quickly carried Kathleen out of the vehicle.

Barkley, who came to greet them, exclaimed, “Young Master, what happened?”

“Call Corey over!”

Then, Barkley saw Kathleen in John’s arms, and he instantly understood what was going on. “Yes, Young Master. I’m on it!” Barkley left in a hurry.

After that, John bolted upstairs.

John walked into the room and directly went to the bathroom. As he filled the tub, he undressed Kathleen.

Kathleen was still shivering. She curled up into a ball, and her face was as white as a sheet.

She could not even feel anything when John removed her clothes. Only when John placed her in the warm water did she instantly open her eyes.

Realizing that John was standing right beside her, she covered her body in a panic, looking elsewhere. “Young Master… I can take my own bath.”

John’s handsome face darkened. “When you had a fever last time, I helped you with external cooling and changed your clothes. I’ve seen everything, and there’s nothing impressive!”

Kathleen’s face was scorching, but before she could feel embarrassed, she felt very dizzy. When her cold body was suddenly soaked in hot water, her breathing became difficult.

Noticing that Kathleen’s pupils were dilating and her breathing became rapid, John instantaneously took a bath towel over and carried her. Then, he placed her on the bed.

Someone was knocking on the door, and John quickly dressed Kathleen in a fresh set of pajamas. After that, he adjusted the air-conditioning to the highest temperature and opened the door.

Waverly, who was outside the door, abruptly walked into the room. Seeing how John was attentively taking care of Kathleen, she felt slightly irritated. “John, Kathleen —”

“What are you doing? Get a hot-water bag for Kathleen to warm herself up,” John said as he covered Kathleen in another layer of blanket.

“Kathleen this and Kathleen that. John, do you only have Kathleen in your heart? She’s nothing more but a …”

Before she could say the word ‘fool’, she saw John’s fierce gaze looking at her.

Waverly was highly annoyed, and she was muttering about something, but she did not dare to provoke John. Hence, she could only head out and look for a hot-water bag.

Not long after, Barkley and Corey rushed in. “Young Master, the doctor’s here!”

“Hurry. Take a look at Kathleen!”

Corey peeped at Kathleen and dared not delay further. Then, he swiftly went toward her.

He checked on Kathleen’s ashen face and touched her forehead. After that, Corey took a thermometer from his medical kit to test Katheleen’s temperature.

Not long after, Corey frowned. “37.8°C! She has a fever again!”

John turned livid. “What’s going on? Why does she keep having a fever?”

Corey sighed. “Ms. Yates’s body has always been weak. Moreover, she has yet to heal completely after being beaten up last time. This time, she caught a cold, causing her to have a low-grade fever as well as an unstable qi deficiency!”

“Nonetheless, it’s not as severe as last time. I’ll give her a shot and see if it’ll reduce her fever!”

After getting John’s permission, Corey took out his tools from the medical kit. Then, he lifted Kathleen’s quilt and gave her a shot.

When Corey was done, Waverly came in with a few hot-water bags. “John, I brought the hot-water bags!”

John was ready to let Barkley fill them with hot water, but Corey suddenly interrupted, “Young Master, she still has a fever. Hence, there’s no need for the hot-water bag.”

Soon, he stood up and gave John a strip of medicine.

“This is a fever-reducing medicine. If her fever persists after two hours, give her this. She’ll get better quicker! Once her fever is gone, she must be properly nursed back her health. Otherwise, her body will be very frail, and her immune system will be worse.”

Corey put away the medicine and went out of the room. The rest of the people also joined him.

John and Kathleen were the only ones left in the room. However, Kathleen, who had a fever and was given a shot, was still unconscious.

Two hours later, Waverly came to the room again after eating dinner, and she saw John taking Kathleen’s temperature.

Then, John furrowed his brows. Her fever had not reduced.

He immediately put a pill into his mouth and crushed it. After that, he took a sip of water and leaned forward to feed Kathleen the liquid.

Waverly gasped and stared at John in disbelief.

Why was he treating the fool so well? He actually personally fed her the medicine? Moreover, he even used his mouth…Was that not kissing her?

Why? Why did the stupid girl have such great luck to be treated so well by John?

Lying on the bed, Kathleen was still in a daze. She felt the water pouring into her mouth, and she slightly frowned, unconsciously swallowing the liquid.

After John fed Kathleen the medicine, he recalled Corey’s tips on external cooling.

Thus, he instantly looked for some gauze and alcohol. If Kathleen’s fever persisted even after the drug wore off, he planned to help her with external cooling.

At this time, Waverly walked in. “John, I can look after Kathleen. You should get some rest!”

John had not even spared her a glance. “There’s no need for that. I can keep watch of her!”

“John!”

“Get out!”

Waverly’s expression turned livid. She was John’s cousin, yet he only had eyes for the fool!

How long would this wreck stay beside John? He was such an apathetic person, but he was so gentle when it came to the fool.

Waverly had never seen him treat her that way.