Ian merely stood there, watching how Susan went about starting the fire. She blew on the blackened coals until red flames really did start slowly appearing.

Suddenly, there was a crackle as the fire flared and spat sparks.

Susan's mind went blank. Before she could react, a hand had already moved in front of her face to shield her, and she felt herself getting pulled backward swiftly.

Everything happened so quickly that Susan was still in a daze after getting dragged backward.

"Ian? What happened to the two of you? Are you okay?"

Vivian was setting the table in the living room when she noticed the commotion and rushed toward them worriedly.

Susan finally returned to her senses, instantly realizing what had happened. She straightened her back immediately as if by reflex while she stood in the arms of the person behind her, then turned to grab the hand he had quickly retracted.

"Are you okay, Ian? Let me see your hand."

"I'm fine," he replied, stubbornly refusing.

He did not let either of the two girls take a look at his hand. After all, a minor injury like that was nothing to a man like him.

two ladies usually appeared gentle and weak. However, at such a critical moment, Vivian came up from

his, practically latching onto his

and let

at

are these two

over to Kurt. Not only had the latter not stepped forward to lend a helping hand, but he wore the expression of someone watching a

Ian showed them his

injured he was when he showed them his hand and saw that it had begun

Quick, I'll take you to

was, Susan immediately became anxious and dragged him after her without

when she reached the door, Kurt pulled her

are

have to worry about? Hurry up and eat. Otherwise, the fish won't taste

living room, he made her sit down, ladled steaming hot stew into a bowl for her, and told her to

we'll go and game for a

rode up on a bicycle after

at her in the evening light without saying

spot, she urged, "Hop on. Why are you still standing there? It's only a short distance to the clinic near our university, so we can just ride the bicycle there. If we were to go to the hospital, we'd have to make an appointment, and

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