Chapter 95

Edison froze on the spot, caught off guard by Julian's question. He knew exactly what had caused the fever. Last night, he deliberately gave Joshua that shirt to hand-wash, fully aware of what might happen, but admitting that was out of the question. He couldn't understand how a grown man like him could end up with a fever just from washing a shirt. Sophia, too tense to notice Edison's hesitation, quickly answered for him. "It was probably the cold water that caused it," she explained. Julian glanced at me, his eyes landing on the gauze wrapped around my hand. "Did he injured his hand as well?" "Yes," Sophia said firmly, then added, "I noticed it this morning. I already disinfected and re-bandaged the wound." Julian nodded, his expression turning serious. "Let's run a blood test first to check his current condition." "Understood," Sophia replied, taking the lab order. She and Edison helped Joshua out of the office. Her eyes caught the flush on his fevered face as