Single Mom's Sweet Husband by Charlotte

When Shane noticed that her gaze was blank, he nodded slightly and peered at the high-pressure cooker on the kitchen stove.

Charlotte jogged to the kitchen. Hastily, she tried to open the lid of the cooker.

But suddenly, a waft of boiling steam rose from the pot.

"What are you thinking about?" Shane immediately grabbed her arm.

The lid was pushed open by the high-pressure steam. Charlotte fell to the ground as Shane pulled her away, her back hitting hard against the kitchen cabinet.

Charlotte blinked multiple times. She was in a state of stupefaction. "I..."

Shane turned off the stove and bent over to grab her arm. Seeing that her right arm was entirely scalded, he immediately grasped her wrist and took her to the front of the refrigerator. He took out some ice cubes, wrapped them in a cloth, and pressed it on her arm.

It was excruciatingly painful.

Charlotte gritted her teeth without uttering a single

word.

"The steam from the high-pressure cooker is very hot. We need to go to the hospital to treat the wound," he said with a cold expression.

"I'm sorry..." Charlotte lowered her head. She didn't dare to look at him.

"I'll take you to the hospital first."

Along the way, Shane didn't say a word to her. When they arrived at the hospital, he was also busy helping her register and had no time talking to her.

Charlotte sat alone on the bench in the hospital corridor, watching patients come and go. The atmosphere was actually quite lively, but her heart was empty, very empty.

Soon, Shane finished registering at the Department of Burns Treatment and brought Charlotte to the third floor for examination.

In the elevator, there were only her and him.

Charlotte suggested in a low voice, "I can do it alone. Do you want to go eat first?"

Shane didn't even look at her. He grabbed her wrist and stood by the door, fixing his eyes on the pulsing numbers of the elevator floor indicator.

Was he being angry?

Was it because she had agreed to Rick's contract, or was it because she had scalded herself?

Charlotte thought about this, puzzled. Her mind was extremely stuffy.

When it came to minor burns, a large majority of people had no better way to treat them, and doctors' methods were limited too.

The doctor first washed her burned skin with cold water. After rinsing the wound, the doctor didn't dry her arm with a towel but waited for the skin to dry naturally, then sanitized the wound with iodine. Finally, she applied ointment on the scalded area.

was quite

prescribed medicine included a burn

be careful not to wet her wound when she showers. Apart from the pain, the wound might also get infected. But fortunately, the scalded area wasn't too big, and no blisters

not a

the medicine from the dispensary. Before she could open her mouth to speak,

I can't keep up with your

but he

was almost 9 pm. If she went home and cooked dinner like this, it would

that hungry. But

you want to

she was wondering,

up her head and looked at him. "Anything is fine

slender and structured fingers held

"Alright."

in River City. Many people went there even if

had just taken a few steps forward, Shane grabbed her wrist again. He seemed to think that she didn't even have the ability to walk on her own and

restaurant's door divided the

the door was an empty street, the frosty wind

glass windows were covered in a layer

to the transition. She stood at one spot

both of you like to eat?" The

Shane paused and added, "I want 3 pounds of

stunned. "3 pounds of prawn for

"Yeap."

would normally order one pound, which should be

would

"There's no need."

straightaway took a seat

curious about everything, especially the seafood porridge on the neighboring table. Earlier, she saw a waiter place a raw snake into

had ordered too much food, so the boss personally came over to confirm

to finish everything," the owner said as

can take the rest away." Shane gave a short

side dishes in our restaurant too.

He wanted to say no at first, but Charlotte had already nodded, so he didn't bother

some side dishes and handed the menu to the owner. Then, she excitedly grabbed Shane's arm and said, "Shane, I haven't had tofu jelly in such a long time. I didn't expect

jelly was a kind of street food that could be easily found at all kinds of food stalls on the street in the past. But as technology advances, the number of these street-food stalls slowly started

months since she last had

easy to find tofu jelly, and it was even more difficult to find delicious

with tofu jelly, while Shane's gaze was fixed on his hand, which

go." He

"Ah?" Charlotte asked, confused.

withdrew his