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.

such a critical moment, Vivian came up from

his, practically

let me

at them,

are these

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

Ian

realized how badly injured he was when he showed

serious! Quick,

anxious and dragged him

follow too, but just when she

are you

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

back to the living room, he made her sit down, ladled steaming hot stew into a

go and game for

Susan quickly rode up on a bicycle

her in the evening light without saying

standing there? It's only a short distance to the clinic near our

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