Chapter 446

Startled by Pierre's sudden embrace, Calla's hand shook, spilling the rest of the water from her cup.

She could feel him trembling. Knowing he had a high fever, Calla helped him lie down and covered him with a blanket.

"Don't go! Don't leave..." In his sleep, Pierre had a tight grip on Calla's wrist.

Calla frowned as she attempted to free her hand from his grasp but to no avail. Seeing him babbling incoherently from the fever, she felt sorry for him. She sat by the bed, eventually letting him hold her wrist.

After sitting like that for more than half an hour, Pierre suddenly started shivering under the blanket and muttered, "I'm so cold... it's so cold!"

Seeing this, Calla felt his forehead and noticed he wasn't sweating. She was starting to get anxious. A high fever without sweating was very hard to bring down.

Looking around, Calla forcefully freed her hand and went to the next room to grab another blanket. She covered Pierre with it, hoping to induce sweating.

Yet, Pierre kep