The warm water splashed on Celine's body. Pearl apologized calmly, unfazed by the incident.
"It hurts so much..." Celine grimaced, her face contorted in pain.
Pearl cast a calm glance at Celine. "You know perfectly well if that water was hot or not."
That statement made the pretentious Celine soften her expression.
Meanwhile, Silas, seemingly oblivious to their exchange, grabbed a tissue and began drying Celine's hand, asking if she was okay.
"I'm fine. The water isn't very hot. I screamed out of fright," Celine insisted, shooting a quick glance at Pearl, wary of her reaction.
Pearl saw through Celine's attempt to cast her as the villain. She leaned in with a smile. "So, you're saying that the water is very hot, right?"
Frightened, Celine withdrew her hand.
Silas looked at Pearl in confusion. "You burned Celine's hand. Can you stop making things difficult for her?"
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