Chapter 398
Chapter 398 Can We Go Out Tomorrow
Dn conducted a thorough examination of Noah. Then, he concluded in a calm manner, "We just
need to bring down his temperature. The best way to do that now is to sponge the exposed skin with
lukewarm water."
"Is that enough to treat his fever? He''s burning up even now." Madeline was worried that Noah''s
symptoms might worsen if they did not deal with it properly.
Dn answered in a reassuring tone, "Don''t worry. Noah has had no major health issues ever since he
was young, except for his weak stomach. He''s probablye down with a fever because of gastritis
issues. After you fainted, he skipped dinner to watch over you, and that most likely triggered gastritis.
You need to remind him to eat his meals regrly. It''ll be toote when this turns into a serious health
problem."
Good thing I''m feeling better now. I can just take care of Noah myself.
Otherwise, it''d be almost impossible to help bring down his body temperature since Noah hates having
strangers touch his body. I''m sure he''ll reject it even in his unconscious state.
Madeline stayed up for the rest of the night. She dampened a towel with lukewarm water and wiped
Noah''s body from time to time. Finally, his fever subsided when it was almost dawn. Madeline felt
slightly relieved and decided to get some shut-eye.
As Noah slowly regained consciousness in the morning, he moved his arms and noticed that Madeline
was no longer in bed with him. He woke up with a start and sat up right away. Then, he spotted
Madeline dozing off in a chair next to the bed. When his gaze fell on the small bucket of water and
towel ced on the bedside table, it dawned on him what Madeline had done for him during the night.
Noah climbed out of the bed as quietly as he could. Then, he tried to move Madeline to the bed, but
she woke up as soon as he picked her up.
"Get some sleep in the bed. I''ll head down to make breakfast," Noah said in a slightly croaky voice.
Madeline ced her hand against his forehead. He still has a mild fever.
"Put me down."
Noah lowered Madeline and helped her get to her feet.
Madeline gave a yawn and turned toward the door. "You should lie down in bed."
Noah caught her by the wrist. "Where are you going?"
"I''m going to make some porridge." Madeline was rather disgruntled with Noah for having skipped his
meal and ended up falling sick.
"The servants can do that. You should rest. I can see dark shadows under your eyes now." Noah
refused to let her leave.
In the end, both of themy side by side in bed. Noah instructed the servants to prepare breakfast over
the inte. Then, he phoned Dn and told him to watch over the kids and make sure that they don''t
disturb Madeline''s rest.
Dn found all three kids outside Madeline''s room. They had learned that their parents were sick, and
they had been waiting there for quite some time. Thomas pouted and asked Dn, "Are Daddy and
Mommy really alright?"
"Of course! Your mommy just needs a bit more sleep since she still feels a little tired." Then, Dn led
the kids to the dining room to have their breakfast.
Colton took a seat at the table and nced out of the window. He appeared a little distracted as he
could not seem to find the woman who spoke to him yesterday outside.
"Colt, do you remember what I told youst night? Once Mommy wakes up, you need to do exactly as I
said. Okay?" Thomas leaned in and reminded Colton in a seemingly serious manner.
Colton looked at him with a troubled face. Then, he said slowly, "I don''t know how to do it."
"What''s so hard about it? Why do you still not know how to do it?" Thomas seemed slightly puzzled.
I''ve always thought that Colton is the smartest among the three of us. However, he just couldn''t seem
to learn the things that I taught him.
"Don''t listen to his nonsense. Mommy said that everyone was born special. It''d be weird if two people
could be the exact same." Thomas had been teaching Colton how to speak in a cute, endearing
manner the entire morning, and Mackenzie was getting tired of it.
She slowly pushed Thomas back into his seat to stop him from nagging Colton.
As the siblings continued their bickering in the living room, Madeline and Noah were having a deep,
honest conversation in the room.
"You''ve probably noticed by now that there is a high risk of death the next time we take the
medication." Noah remained still in bed as he said that. He did not even try to hold Madeline''s hand.
Madeline was aware of that, of course. Dn, Andy, and Alexander wouldn''t be stuck in theb all the
time if things weren''t that bad.
"Let''s put our past aside for now and spend the days we have left in peace. Would that be okay?"
"Well, how do we do that?" Madeline''s brows lifted.
"We''ll treat the other person like a friend. We''ll do what feels best for us and go with the flow."
Madeline felt Noah''s sincerity through his words and the look in his eyes.
If we only have a few more days to live, why should we waste it on pointless mind games? Why not put
everything aside and focus on enjoying a happy time together?
"Okay," Madeline said with a smile.
Her reply brought a smile to Noah''s face as well.
Noah and Madeline came out of the room in the afternoon. They appeared like their usual selves, but
the others could detect something different about how they were around each other.
"Mommy, are you alright?" Thomas and Mackenzie ran up to Madeline and clung to her sides.
Colton treaded toward Noah and looked up at him. When his father gave a slight nod, Colton felt much
more at ease.
"I''m fine. Mommy is feeling much better." Madeline patted the pair on their heads gently. Then, she
waved at Colton to make hime closer and picked him up.
"Have you finished copying the passage? Show it to me."
Thomas darted toward his room and came back with two notebooks. He and Colton had to copy a short
passage from a children''s book two times as punishment yesterday.
Noah flipped through their notebooks and fixed his gaze on Thomas. "You cheated. Copy the passage
two more times. You too, Colt."
Madeline could tell that it was probably Thomas''s idea. "Thomas, you''re only allowed to y your
computer games after you finish copying the passage."
"Mommy, no!!!" Thomas cried as he clung to Madeline again.
"Colt, if you help Thomas cheat again, I''ll freeze your ount right away." Madeline had given Colton a
huge amount of money since the child had found interest in the stock market.
Upon hearing her words, Colton quickly shook his head and said, "I was wrong. I won''t help Thomas
with it anymore."
"Colt, how could you do that to me?! Didn''t we agree to stick together and not give in to any form of
oppression?" Thomas shot Colton a look and signaled him to speak to Madeline.
Colt has never acted cute around Mommy. She''ll surely forgive us if he does that.
However, Colton just ignored Thomas and buried his face in the nape of Madeline''s neck.
Thomas sighed in resignation. Sigh… My lil'' brother still has a lot to learn.
"To not give in to any form of oppression, huh?" Noah had gotten a cane from a nearby cupboard, and
he was slowly walking toward Thomas.
Thomas scurried off immediately. "Daddy, calm down! Calm down, please!"
"Daddy, you should hit him on his behind!" Mackenzie called out to Noah.
"Zeke, I''m sorry that I got your doll dirty! I''ll get you a new one, alright?"
"You wouldn''t be able to because that was a limited edition doll! Also, I still can''t get the stain off!"
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While those three were making quite amotion, Colton whispered to Madeline, "Mommy, can we go
out tomorrow?"