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Chapter 2277
Chapter 2277
Chapter 2277
However, both the older kids and the little one had such serious looks on their faces as if Luca was critically ill.
He just could not help it.
Tommy saw the corners of his mouth curl up, and his tiny face scrunched up. “Uncle Park, do you think Ms. Luca's sickness is funny?"
Johann realized that if he continued to laugh, not only would he be taught a lesson by the adult inside, but these three little ones would come after him too.
He hurriedly shook his head and said, "Fine, fine, it's not funny."
Rainie stared at him with concern. "Uncle Park, how is Ms. Luca doing?"
"She just caught a cold and a fever. I've given her medicine, so the fever should subside in half an hour. She should be fully recovered after two or three days if she takes her medicine accordingly." Johann tried to sound as relaxed as possible to avoid worrying the children.
However, the children still became worried.
Rainie's eyes were filled with tears. They looked as if they were going to fall anytime now. Johann's heart melted at the sight of it, so he quickly added, "Nothing will happen to her. It's just like the cold you used to have. She'll get better soon."
"But she must be in pain. If I had not reminded Ms. Luca, she would not have rushed out." Tears streamed down Rainie's face.
Luca would not have caught a cold if she had not rushed out in the first place.
Lanie sighed when he heard his sister blame herself. He then took up his responsibility as an older brother. "Don't cry, nobody is blaming you."
"I was the one who made Ms. Luca sick." Rainie took all the blame for Luca's cold.
Johann could not bare watching a child like Rainie cry, so he quickly calmed her down. "That's enough, Rainie. It's not your fault. Catching a cold isn't necessarily caused by being in the cold."
"So, Ms. Luca didn't fall sick because she was cold?" Rainie looked blearily at him with teary eyes.
Johann was smart enough to make something up. "Catching a chill is just one of the factors. If she caught a cold after just running out for a short while, that would mean that her body was already weak to begin with. That's why she caught a cold so easily." "What does that mean?" Tommy was also affected by Rainie as his eyes were watery.
"I'm saying that perhaps she had too much fried or spicy foods, which produced a lot of heat in her body and caused her to catch a cold. If the heat produced is not cleared in time, she would fall sick even without being out in the cold," Johann quickly explained because he was afraid that they would cry again.
"So, even if Ms. Luca didn't fall sick now, she would still fall sick in the future?" Lanie asked as he sort of made sense of Johann's words.
"Yes, that's right. Lanie is so smart." Johann patted his head as he favored Lanie the most out of all three of Luke's children.
He seemed to have an aptitude for medicine, but unfortunately, not only was he born into the Crawford family, he was even the eldest son. Hence, he only had one path when he grew up—Luke's path.
There would not be any other choice for him.
"Johann." Luke's voice came from the bedroom.
"Your father is calling me. Don't cry. I'll go in and take a look." Johann comforted the children before pushing the door to walk in. To not make the children worry, he closed the door behind him. "What is it?"
"Take her temperature," Luke said with a poker face.
"You don't even know how to take someone's temperature?" Johann's eyes widened.
"Cut the crap. I feel like her forehead isn't that hot anymore." Luke rolled his eyes at him, then his gaze fell on Luca.
Johann looked at him and shook his head as Luca had never left his sight for more than three seconds.
"Let me take a look," he said while picking up the thermometer to take Luca's temperature.
"It's close to 38 degrees. It's lower than before. It seems like the acetaminophen injection and ethanol worked," Johann turned to tell Luke after checking the number on the thermometer.
"Why is she still asleep?" Luke frowned. Although he was gentle when he wiped the ethanol on her, he still moved her around for a good while.
Yet, she did not wake up at all. She even held onto his arm while muttering the words, "Don't go... Don't go."
"She's sick, and it's more comfortable for her when she's asleep, so let her get more sleep while she can," Johann answered his question while putting the thermometer aside.
People usually felt dizzy and lethargic when they had a fever, but everyone behaved differently.
As for people like Luca who slept when they had a fever, they would recover quicker.
"Do you have a nutrient injection?" Luke asked as Luca did not look like she would be able to get up to have some porridge. She could only rely on nutrient injections. Otherwise, her body would be malnourished, which was not good for recovery.
"I brought it with me. I'll give her an IV later when her temperature drops a bit more." When Johann knew that he had to come over to treat Luca, he studied Luca's condition and prepared everything. "Okay." Luke nodded and sat on the edge of the bed. He then placed his hand next to Luca's. She held it tightly as if she sensed it there.
Johann saw it happen. All of a sudden, he caught a whiff of a repulsive smell.
"I came here to treat patients, yet I have to be the third wheel as well. How pitiful.." Luke did not pay any attention to him, nor did he withdraw his hand. He let her hold his hand while he stayed there, motionless.
Johann shook his head and sat on a chair, waiting for Luca's fever to go down.
It was better to stay here and be a third wheel than to stand outside comforting the children.
Every one of Luke and Luca's children was clever and mischievous. He did not want to deal with them again.
Luca would occasionally whisper something, but it would be in a tone of fear. She would seem very afraid as well.
Luke could not help but frown when he listened to her talk in her sleep.
Johann noticed and said, “When a patient is asleep, they'll dream because their body is in pain. Dr. Craw may be having nightmares now."
Luke did not look at him. He noticed that Luca's forehead was sweating, so he single-handedly pulled out a wet tissue to wipe away the sweat.
Johann watched from aside. All the while, there had only been one person who could make Luke put his work aside and attentively care for them.
Even if she had changed her appearance and was no longer the innocent Bianca she was before, Luke still loved her.
His love for her extended to the depths of her soul, not just her appearance.
Johann could not help but be envious. He wondered when would he meet such a woman.
He shivered at the thought of it.
What was he thinking? Did he want to fall in love?
He had met many couples, yet he had never desired a relationship. Having freedom was better anyway.
Plus, being in a relationship would only affect his career in the medical field.
Luke was also affecting him.
He was supposed to be in the hospital's outpatient department, and he wanted to see if there was any chance for him to encounter some intractable diseases there so that it would help him conduct his research better.
However, before he could meet any peculiar patients, his post was replaced by another attending physician while he was sent over here by Jason.
Johann shook his head after seeing those two over there being all lovey-dovey. It was for the best that he did not get into a relationship.
His heart would be affected if he did, and he would lose his focus on many things.