Chapter Twenty Three

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next morning, her eyes were red but did her best to not make eye contact with anyone in the house. Chris noticed it and asked "your eyes are red, were you up working late last night?"

she said "yeah actually i have got this big presentation coming up so i have been working  on it."

he said "listen i know you are very passionate about your work but this new job is practically killing you. i mean look at you i have never seen you like this. so tied." he touched her forehead and realized that she had fever.he continued "you are burning hot, god! you can't go to work like that look at yourself Audrey you are not going anywhere. you have fever and your staying home today."

she tried to explain him "no i have to go Chris, who will finish the presentation then i have a lot to do please and this is nothing i think i'll be just fine till the evening. i have to go please drop the kids to the school. i have to go its getting late."

no matter how much and he and Robbie tried she was so stubborn that she left for her work. both husband and son were worried sick for her. they just prayed her to be okay. but in the evening, Chris picked up the phone and the person said "am i speaking to Chris Evans. your wife is in the hospital." he heard this and stood up. he wrote the address of the hospital, hopped in his car with Robbie and Michelle and drove away. he arrived at the hospital and soon reached the room where she was laying.

the doctor came out, took him to her cabin and explained Audrey's condition "she is burning hot with fever. she fainted in her office and they brought her here, a mister Raymond Stone do you know him?"

he answered "yeah he is her boss. she is going to be alright right doctor i mean its just fever."

after a pause, doctor replied "yes she is going to be alright but it looks like she is tensed, has something happened recently which stressed her out?"

he said "yes i..i lost my job and didn't...didn't tell her about it. she came to know this from another person so that really made angry."

the doctor said "alright then you know what to do there has been stress on her about her job and about you that's clear. the best thing to do right now is to keep her happy. don't let anything come into her mind that keeps her stressed. just keep her happy. about the fever i am prescribing these medicines get these instantly. don't worry she will be all right in two three days."

he asked Robbie to get the medicines, meanwhile he attended Audrey. she was still asleep. anyways they brought her home but was everything really going to be okay.....she must wonder

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