Chapter 596

"Ouch—!" Maeve gasped as the pot burned her hand. Instinctively, she clutched her hand and blew on it gently to cool it down. "What happened?" Sergio rushed into the kitchen, took her hand, and led her to the cold water. Maeve glanced at him, then at her hand in his. Realizing the impropriety, Sergio quickly let go. "You can… handle it yourself." Maeve calmly rinsed her hand while Sergio shifted awkwardly. "I'll go grab some burn ointment." He stepped outside the kitchen and headed to the living room to search for the first aid kit. Maeve said nothing and watched him search. "If you can't find it, it's fine." As expected, the kit didn't contain any burn ointment. Sergio frowned. Maeve shrugged and pulled out a brand-new tube of toothpaste from a drawer to apply to her burn. Sergio immediately called out, "What are you doing?" "Toothpaste can relieve burns too. No need to search for ointment." She spoke so casually that Sergio glanced at the tube of toothpaste in his hand. T