"Ah!" Sherilyn was so engrossed in the conversation over the phone that she missed her step and plunged her right foot squarely into a puddle. In the snowy winter weather, her sole was instantly enveloped by an icy chill.

Looking down, her white sneakers were completely drenched. She quickly lifted them, water sloshing inside, sending a chill straight to her heart! Oh right, the phone call!

Sherilyn hadn't forgotten about it, but when she checked her phone, the call had already disconnected.

Who could it have been?

A wrong number? Some prank call, or maybe just another one of those annoying ads?

Sherilyn had a feeling... none of those guesses were right.

"Sherilyn!"

Gilbert had arrived, parking his car by the roadside and rushing over to her, grabbing her hand, "Let's go."

Reaching the car, Gilbert opened the door for her.

But Sherilyn didn't hurry in, instead gripping his arm, "Hold on a second."

"What's up?"

Sherilyn didn't answer, but instead, with one hand holding onto him, she slipped off her right shoe. Only then did Gilbert notice her soaked shoe. "What happened? Did you fall?"

"No." Sherilyn shook her head, "Just wasn't paying attention and missed my step."

took the shoe from her hand, helping her

Today, David was driving.

Sherilyn instinctively pulled back, asking,

like?" Gilbert chuckled. "Taking off your sock? With your shoe soaked like that, there's

know." Sherilyn felt a bit embarrassed, glancing at David.

"Don't move."

grabbed her ankle firmly and pulled off her sock

not

Sherilyn's face turned

it - she was

to pull her

still!" Gilbert

cold? Your feet are nearly frozen. Is this the temperature a human's foot should be? It's not like you stepped in water; you must have taken a bath

of a

to have colder bodies by nature. My feet are

how warm her shoes were, it

Gilbert looked at her other foot, "So, this one's just as cold, feeling like

into icy

"Let me see!"

already bent down, precisely grabbed her other foot and swiftly removed the

lip, her cheeks

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