Female Novel
Chapter 88
“Judging from his blood test result, he seems to be suffering from a viral infection, but thankfullythere is no inflammation. This viral infection is a self-limiting disease. Usually, we will only treat thesymptoms, but the young master has not shown any symptoms so far.”
Meredith hurriedly went up and informed the doctor, “He threw up in the morning not long after hehad breakfast!”
“Throwing up is not a symptom. It's normal to suffer from indigestion and vomit after a high fever.Young Master Jamie has not had Roseola before. Based on our observation, we highly suspect thathe is having Roseola now. This particular disease affects newborns in the first two weeks after birth.Even though it’s odd that he suffers from this disease at four years old, it is not totally impossibleeither.”
Then, the doctor went on to say, “What we need to do is to keep a close eye on his condition. Wewill only interfere if his fever still does not go away after taking the medicine, or if he gets seizuresfrom the fever. For now, my suggestion is to place him under observation because there is no wayto test for Roseola. We can only wait for seventy-two hours before we can decide if it is trulyRoseola.”
After listening to the doctor’s lengthy but clear explanation, Meredith felt more assured because hisprofessional advice matched the description provided by the person she had called just now.However, John remained gravely concerned. “What if it is not Roseola?”
“Well, we don’t have a better way to tackle this problem. Our only choice is to closely observe hissituation and provide medical assistance at any moment if needed.” The doctor expressed hishelplessness and added, “A child’s thermoregulation system is not fully developed, so it is very easyfor them to experience high fever from time to time. This is a process he will go through to develop
his immune system. Personally, I do not recommend a full medical check-up because the child willonly suffer more.”
The family doctor was carefully hand-picked by John. Ever since the twins settled down in theFowler Residence, they were placed under the care of this doctor. Therefore, John had full trust inhim, and everyone decided to heed his advice and wait it out.
Consequently, poor Jameson alternated between high fever and recovery as torturous hourspassed by.
On the same day, Selena and Jude went to pick up Juniper from preschool. From a distance away,Selena noticed that Juniper’s shoulders were drooping as if she was in low spirits, but she stillwaved at the little girl.
Pouting, Juniper went up to Selena, who then pulled her aside. “What’s wrong? You look unhappytoday.”
Jude stayed in the car because her movie star identity would bring unnecessary attention uponthem. On top of that, she wanted to give Juniper a surprise.
“Mommy, I…” Juniper sounded rather hesitant. “Something happened between the other kids andme, so I got quite upset about it. It’s nothing serious.” She quickly flashed a smile to convinceSelena.
However, Selena could tell that it was a forced smile. Despite that, she did not force her daughter toconfess the truth. She’s a big girl and keeps her own secrets now!
“surprise!mybaby!”
“Well, then I am going to give you a surprise!” After that, she led Juniper into the car. The secondthey opened the door, Jude’s slender legs came into sight.
“Surprise! My baby!”
“Aunt Jude!” Juniper’s eyes widened in joy and she rushed into Jude’s embrace.
When Selena saw Juniper’s smile, she felt much more relieved.
“Did you miss me?” Jude playfully tapped the tip of Juniper’s nose. “Or are you busy getting to knowthe handsome boys in school, so you have completely forgotten about me?”
Selena always marveled at the weirdness of Jude; her cheerful behavior was a stark contrast to hernormally aloof personality, for she loved Juniper and only behaved like a normal person around thelittle girl.
The three of them went home together that day. After dinner, Jude stayed in the living room withJuniper while Selena took care of the dishwashing in the kitchen.
Juniper still looked a little upset, and the change in her mood did not escape Jude’s sharpobservation.novelbin