Married by Mistake: Mr. Whitman’s Sinner Wife novel Chapter 1860

Although the situation puzzled him, it was better than what he had originally envisioned.

Due to her exposure to the rain, Shirley had developed symptoms of a cold and a fever.

Since she was pregnant, she could not simply take flu medications.

He called for the doctor to return once again. It was not until late at night that Shirley was completely settled in.

Throughout the night, Shirley softly called for Carter several times as she dreamed.

He stayed by her bed, watching her closely, not leaving her side.

To avoid disturbing Shirley’s rest, Carter had only turned on a table lamp.

The warm, soft light hung over Shirley’s face as she slept. Carter unconsciously raised a hand and gently caressed her scarred cheek.

“If you hadn’t left me without a word back then, none of these would have happened. “Why did you make me hate you?

“Shirley, why have you put such strain on our relationship?”

Carter spoke to himself, knowing that Shirley would not hear what he was saying now.

Similarly, Jeremy had also stayed up all night watching over Madeline by her bed.

Shirley’s words remained in his mind. “At most, she’ll need eight hours, then she’ll wake.”

Furthermore, Jeremy was concerned that the anti- toxoid test reagent might develop other side effects that could affect Madeline during this time. As

such, he had stayed awake to keep a close eye on her.

As the first glimmer of dawn shone across the sky, Madeline began to show signs of waking up.

Instantly, Jeremy’s heart stirred. “Linnie.”