“Don't move," Mitchel ordered tersely and pinched her ankle tightly.

"Um..." Raegan had been berating him when the uncomfortable sensation in her foot suddenly turned ice cold, causing her tone to involuntarily change.

She didn't know when Mitchel got the ice cubes. He put it on her feet and rubbed it gently.

Raegan's feet were well-maintained, tender and delicate. At the moment, her toes were red and swollen from being scalded by steaming hot soup.

Mitchel's gaze sharpened as he leaned forward, concentrating on his task. His head tilted slightly as he carefully pressed the ice against her injured foot.

Raegan couldn't help but blush as she watched Mitchel hold her tender feet in his hand. Unable to stand the silence any longer, she asked, “How did you know?"

"Do you think everyone is as careless as you?" Mitchel retorted. He had noticed the stain of soup on her shoes earlier, the very reason he had urged Raegan in without bothering to talk to Katie any longer.

There were medications to improve blood flow and eliminate stagnant blood, as well as an abundant supply of ice cubes in the ward.

Mitchel gently massaged the affected area and applied the ointment.

He rubbed it in as well, and after a few seconds, he pressed the area even more firmly, a hint of frustration appearing on his face when he didn't get the reaction he expected. “You're burned really bad, yet you're acting like you can barely feel it."

Raegan was wearing socks, so it had dulled the impact of the soup somewhat, but her feet were too delicate. The burn looked serious but she actually felt a lot better after Mitchel applied the ice.

However, the spot Mitchel was massaging was an erogenous zone...

Raegan's expression altered immediately and she reached out to grab his hand. "Stop. Don't touch..."

Mitchel frowned. “Does it hurt?" His words might be a bit harsh, but he was barely using any strength in the massage. When he saw the odd way Raegan was reacting, he stared at her in confusion.

Mitchel still hadn't stopped rubbing that spot and it was making Raegan's face burn hotter by the second. "It's itchy.”

Mitchel squinted at her, inspecting every inch of her face carefully.

His only goal had been to relieve her injury, so nothing else was on his mind.

However, when he saw how deeply she was blushing, a thought suddenly occurred to him. A seductive chuckle rumbled in his throat and he declared, "You mean it's itching in the heart."

"What?" Raegan didn't quite understand his words.

A lecherous gleam sparked in Mitchel's eyes. He ran a single finger over the spot he had been massaging and rumbled, “Every time I touch you here, you... You beg and plead with me."