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Sebastian lay in bed. Just as Brian had said, a glass of water that had gone cold sat on the nightstand. Sebastian still hadn’t woken up. His eyes were tightly shut, and his cheeks were flushed with fever.
He curled up completely under the blanket, his brows furrowed tightly in discomfort.
“Sebastian?” Maxine reached out and gently nudged him.
Sebastian let out a faint groan and groggily opened his eyes. At the sight of her, he seemed to perk up a little. “Maxine?” he murmured.
Maxine wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a tissue. As her fingers brushed his burning skin, she could tell his fever had to be at least 102
degrees.
“If this fever keeps up, it’ll fry your brain,” Maxine frowned as she tried to pull him up. “We’re going to the hospital.”
Sebastian unexpectedly dug in his heels. “No hospital,” he muttered stubbornly. “I just need to sleep it off.”
Maxine turned to the walk–in closet to grab a down jacket, muttering under her breath, “If you just sleep it off, you’ll end up frying your brain.”
She knew she could bring down the fever by sponging him with warm towels, but she still hadn’t forgiven Sebastian and Brian and had no desire to spend all that time and effort on them.
She tossed the clothes aside and reached out to pull Sebastian up, but since he was a grown man, Maxine strained with all her might and barely managed to shift him an inch closer to the edge of the bed.
Sebastian didn’t budge an inch, but Maxine was already sweating buckets from the effort.
Brian, who had been standing by, finally couldn’t stand watching anymore. “If Dad wants to sleep, just let him,” he said, “Let’s get some rest.”
Maxine shot him a deep look. “Do you even remember why you asked me to come over, kid?”
Maxine watched Sebastian struggling to breathe, his mouth slightly agape. Taking a deep breath, she gave him a hard shove and threatened, “If you don’t get up right now, I swear I’ll put Brian up for adoption!”
Brian shot her a look of utter disbelief.
Sebastian, who had been unresponsive in bed, suddenly stirred. Maxine thought he was going to stop her from “giving away” their son, but instead, he grabbed her arm and pulled her down onto the bed beside him. “It’s fine,” he murmured groggily, “After everything you went through to have Brian, if you’re willing to part with him, I won’t stop you.”
Brian narrowed his eyes at his father lying in bed, biting back the words he wanted to say,
Maxine couldn’t help but let out a half–exasperated, half–amused laugh. She started to get up, but Sebastian reached out and grabbed her arm. He murmured weakly, “Cut it out, just stay with me for a while…”
The next second, Maxine delivered a sharp slap to his exposed arm. The sting instantly jolted Sebastian awake, clearing the fog from his groggy mind.
His eyes flew open to find Maxine looming over him/her eyes narrowed dangerously. She enunciated each word with icy precision. “I said, we’re going to the hospital.”
For some reason, Sebastian, who could normally stand up to boardroom pressure without flinching, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He froze for a second, then stammered, “I’m not that sick. I just need some sleep. I’ll be fine tomorrow. It’s always like this for me.”
He fixed Maxine with a pitiful, puppy–dog gaze, trying to guilt–trip her into giving in
Maxine said firmly, “That’s final.”
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Maxine climbed out of bed and turned to Brian, who had been standing silently by. “Have the housekeeper call the hospital. We’re leaving now.”
Brian opened his mouth, but Maxine cut him off. “Don’t play dumb, I know you have the butler’s number.”
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Ten minutes later, the butler called her. “Ms. Hudson, I’ve already contacted the hospital and arranged a private room. Please take Mr. Mason there. I’m afraid I have some matters to attend to today and won’t be able to make it in time.”
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