Chapter 405
That night, Stephanie clung tightly to Sebastian—she was scared, too. Lying on his warm arm, she snuggled in to find a cozy spot and closed her eyes. Being close to him felt much safer than keeping her distance.
Sebastian saw through her simple thoughts and chuckled softly, “Stefi—”
“Don’t talk. I’m really tired,” Stephanie interrupted before he could continue. She didn’t want to hear another word, especially while they were in bed. Continuing the conversation might lead to something she preferred to avoid.
Far away in Fiorenza, Ella was delirious with fever that night. Lorenzo could only call Eric to get a doctor to come over.
It was 2 AM when Eric, drinking with Bernard and Cecil, received the call. “Now?” he asked.
“If you don’t come soon, she’ll burn to a crisp,” Lorenzo grumbled impatiently, frustrated after taking care of Ella for so long.
Hearing Lorenzo’s irritated tone, Eric felt a bit anxious and didn’t ask further questions. “Okay, I’ll be right there.”
After hanging up, he quickly called the team’s doctor, urging him to get to Lorenzo’s villa immediately. Still, Eric felt that something was off. “I’m going to Lorenzo’s place right now.”
Bernard asked, “He calls the doctor over? Did he do something to that woman?”
Before Bernard could finish speaking, Cecil covered his mouth with his hand. Everyone knew Eric couldn’t keep a secret. If Lorenzo found out, Bernard would be in trouble.
Looking at Eric, Cecil chuckled awkwardly. “He’s had too much to drink. You go ahead.”
Eric didn’t say much and quickly headed out.
Once Eric was out of sight, Cecil let go of Bernard and smacked him on the back of the head. “Did you drink too much? If you did, just throw up a bit. Don’t let it mess with your brain and make you talk nonsense.”
Bernard replied, “I didn’t even drink that much.”
“If you didn’t drink much, then why are you talking nonsense?”
“But I really didn’t say anything wrong, did I?”
“You didn’t say it, but if you had, you probably wouldn’t be able to speak again.”
“That mouth of his! No wonder Lorenzo kept Bernard and Macro apart; if those two were together, chaos would ensue. Well, they might as well just chat until they drove each other nuts,” Cecil thought.
At the villa, Ella was running a high fever. She clutched onto Lorenzo’s arm and repeatedly murmured, “Mom.”
Lorenzo felt quite stressed. After a tiring day dealing with the Dohrn family, he was worn out. Now, he had to take care of Ella. He had never done such detailed work before.
“I should just send you to the Giovanni residence,” Lorenzo muttered—at least she’d be safe there.
The doctor quickly arrived with Eric. Upon seeing Ella’s high fever, he immediately administered an injection. Then he turned to Lorenzo, saying, “Her fever is pretty high. We might need to use some physical cooling methods.”
“What’s that?” Lorenzo asked.
The doctor replied, “Wipe her body with warm water.”
Eric and Lorenzo exchanged glances before looking at the doctor. They both realized the awkwardness of the situation. The room was filled with men—who was going to do it?
Eric finally said, “Well, Cecil and the others are still at the bar, probably drinking too much. I need to go pick them up.”
He thought, ‘Good grief, I shouldn’t have come. Now that I don’t even know what the girl lying in bed means to Lorenzo, why am I getting involved? But if Lorenzo brought her back, she must be special. I really shouldn’t be here!’
Just as Eric took a couple of steps, Lorenzo’s cold voice sliced through the air. “Stop.”
Eric’s body stiffened as he turned around. “Do you need anything?”
“Go find a female servant.”
“Now? The housekeeping companies are probably closed by now. I’d have to wait until tomorrow. But we could borrow one from Mr. Giovanni’s place, but that might alert Mrs. Giovanni.”
If Stephanie found out, she’d definitely ask, and it would take time.
Lorenzo narrowed his eyes. “Then what should we do?”
“You handle it.” Eric shrugged. There was no way he and the doctor could do that—it wasn’t their woman, and it could be dangerous.
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