Chapter 1374 She Could Not Tell Him


    Luca stopped moving when she sensed Tommy’s reaction. She continued to pat Tommy''s back.


    The caretaker yawned and went to take her position on the other bed.


    Luke turned off the lights. The only source of illumination in the room was a small tablemp next to the


    couch.


    Luca slowly dozed off as she listened to the child''s even breathing. She let her guard down, even


    though Luke was still observing her.


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    A whileter, she sensed that the child''s body temperature was beginning to rise. She ced Tommy


    on the bed and sat up straight.


    The tablemp near the couch cast a long shadow from behind her, and she could not see Tommy


    clearly, so she turned on the bedsidemp.


    Tommy''s face was a much redder color. His fever had returned.


    Luke noticed her movements and asked her, "What''s wrong?"


    "Tommy''s fever is back." Luca rang the bell. Dr. ke and the nurse quickly came into the room.


    "Is Tommy having a fever again?" Dr. ke asked and inserted a thermometer in the child’s armpit.


    Luca nodded. Her hair was slightly frizzy because she was lying down earlier. "It only happened a short


    while ago. I rang the bell when I felt the heat on my hand."


    The nurse nced at the temperature records and nodded." Two minutes ago, the nurse came to


    check the child''s temperature. His temperature was 99.9 degrees, and it was not high enough for the


    doctor to prescribe medicine."


    Luca breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she discovered it in time.


    A high fever might be potentially lethal to a young child...


    Dr. ke read the thermometer and said anxiously, "102.2 degrees. Get the dispensary to deliver some


    antipyretic medication and a saline drip bottle here. Prepare to lower his temperature physically."


    The nurse immediately went out of the room to make preparations.


    Luca stepped away from the bed to make space, but Tommy instinctively grabbed onto her hand.


    She had no other choice but to sit down again and gently pat his back.


    Dr. ke saw that and said, "The child likes you a lot."


    He knew that Luca was not Luke''s wife, and he was curious why the child would want to cling to


    someone unrted to him.


    The child was present when Luca was treating Bianca in the hospital, and Dr. ke knew that the child


    was friendly toward Luca. However, the child was grabbing onto Luca''s arm as though she was the


    only one who could save his life.


    Luca felt sorry for the young child as she tried tofort him.


    The nurse returned to the room with ice packs, a cooling strip, and rubbing alcohol. Luca said, "Give


    me the ice packs.


    She put an ice pack under each of Tommy''s armpits. That would help lower his temperature.


    The nurse applied the cooling strip to Tommy''s forehead, opened the bottle of rubbing alcohol, and said


    to the caretaker, "Pleasee over and help me apply the alcohol to the child''s arms, legs, and


    stomach."


    The caretaker immediately went over. She and the nurse rubbed the alcohol on Tommy''s body.


    Tommy''s hand was hugging Luca tightly. It was hard for the nurse and the caretaker to do their job.


    "Hand me a cotton pad. I''ll rub his arm," Luca said.


    The nurse handed Luca a cotton pad dipped in rubbing alcohol.


    Luca began to rub Tommy''s arm. The three people did not stop working until the items from the


    dispensary were delivered to the room.


    Dr. ke hooked Tommy upto the saline drip. Her heart wrenched when she saw that Tommy''s hand


    with the needle


    had swollen a little, so she continued to rub Tommy''s arm.


    They had to do everything within their capability to lower Tommy''s temperature.


    They were busy for the next hour, and Tommy''s temperature gradually decreased. Eventually, his


    temperature went below 100 degrees.


    Dr. ke breathed a sigh of relief. "I hope that the fever doesn''te back again. If it does, all we can


    do is lower his temperature with rubbing alcohol. Take his temperature every half an hour. If it goes


    above 100 degrees, take it once every ten minutes instead."


    "Yes, Dr. ke," the nurse said.


    She had just finished speaking when Tommy began to mumble, "Ms. Luca, won''t you give me a hug?"


    Luca shook his head and smiled when she heard Tommy''s words. The little boy did not know how


    anxious she was earlier. She was afraid that Tommy''s temperature would not go down.


    She guessed that Tommy''s fever was caused by a bacterial infection, and the bacteria was attacking


    Tommy''s immune system, which caused his temperature to rise and fall erratically. She would only be


    able to prescribe the correct cure after she knew what bacteria it was.


    After Dr. ke and the nurse left, Lucay down by Tommy''s side once more.


    Tommy seemed to have sensed her warmth and leaned closer to her.


    She hugged the child tightly, even though the stench of alcohol stung her nostrils.


    Halfway through the night, Tommy''s temperature rose again, but other than that, it was rtively


    peaceful.


    In the morning, Luca helped Tommy wash his face, then fed him breakfast.


    The cook had brought breakfast from Crawford Manor, but Tommy only took a few bites before he said


    he did not want to eat anymore.


    Luca could tell that he was a picky eater, but she could not cook for him now. "Be a good boy and finish


    your food, Tommy. I''ll cook something delicious for you next time," she said.


    Tommy''s eyes sparkled when he heard that. He asked, "Can I ask you to cook anything for me?"


    "Yes! As long as you finish this bowl of oatmeal and that ss of soy milk, I''ll cook up a feast for you


    when you''re well again!" Luca said.


    Tommy happily ate the rest of the oatmeal and quickly finished the ss of soy milk.


    Tommy let out a burp, and Luca smiled. She felt calmer this morning because the test results would be


    out soon.


    Luke had been observing all that. "You can somehow make him listen to you," he said.


    Luca turned her head in shock and stared at the man for a few seconds.


    She was Tommy''s mother. Naturally, she knew his temper and how to make him happy.


    However, she could not tell Luke that.


    Luca said, "I know that the boy loved my cooking, so that''s why I can negotiate with him. Am I right,


    Tommy?"


    "Mm! I love Ms. Luca''s cooking!" Tommy nodded.


    Luca smiled and patted his head. She picked up another bowl of oatmeal and ate it. The caretaker had


    informed the cook to prepare extra food for her.