I Refuse to Divorce novel (Zoe and Mason) novel Chapter 26

It was dawn. Mason was the one who woke up first. It was too hot. His bathrobe was all wet from his sweat because he was holding something hot. Opening his eyes, he saw Zoe. Her face was abnormally red. She was burning up when he touched her cheeks!

He rose immediately and went downstairs to relay orders to his servant. “Give Dr. Lionel a call and have him come here now.”

The servant asked, “Are you feeling unwell, Mr. Mason?”

He was already rushing back upstairs, but he stopped and said, “Just tell him to come here as soon as possible. Zoe is having a fever.”

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Dr. Lionel arrived half an hour later. The servant had cleaned up the room and removed the last vestiges of last night’s incident.

He examined Zoe and said, “She has quite a high fever. I suggest giving her a shot for it. Also, Ms. Zoe’s a little weak. She needs to pay closer attention to her nutritional intake.”

That was all the doctor had said, but Mason knew the truth. Zoe had overworked herself and skipped meals regularly. She had always had rather a sensitive constitution.

Dr. Lionel gave her the shot and said before leaving, “It’s best if she rests in bed for a day.” Mason nodded and had his servant escort the doctor downstairs.

He could hear footsteps from the stairs shortly. Thinking it was his servant, he ordered, “Make some porridge and send it in.”

However, it was Ava. She always made a point to come early in the morning to give him his business suits and shirts that she sent for cleaning the week before. She was very surprised to see Zoe on his bed.

What was she doing back here?

It was obvious that they slept in the same bed last night. His servant might have cleaned up the room spotlessly, but she could see a faint hickey on the back of Zoe’s neck. He could not have planted a kiss there unless he was in a specific position to do so.