At that moment, Charlie was unaware that Loreen was closely trailing him.


    He was fully engaged in the recreational sport he had cherished since childhood. Everyone has a childlike spirit, and Charlie was no different.


    In his happiest moments, he watched a young skater glide faster and faster across the ice, heading straight towards the ice carts where Charlie and Stefanie were stationed.


    Suddenly, the child lost control. As the skater approached Stefanie, he failed to change direction and collided with her in a daze.


    Upon impact, the child screamed, leaving Stefanie in shock!<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Though the child appeared to be around ten years old and weighed no more than sixty to seventy kilograms, the force of inertia was significant as he quickly regained his footing.


    Moreover, the child was wearing ice skates, which are sharp and can easily inflict serious injuries if someone is pricked or cut!


    Seeing this, Charlie sprang off the ice cart in a rush, wrapping his arms around Stefanie and spinning her away from the impending collision.


    However, noticing that the child was about to crash into the ice truck, Charlie couldn’t bear the thought of the child getting hurt. He kicked the ice truck away just in time. The cart dodged the child, who leapt in another direction.


    Lacking experience and emergency reflexes, the child was terrified and covered her eyes as she approached the ice truck.


    Just then, Charlie kicked the ice truck again, and as a result, the child sped forward even faster than before!


    Loreen, positioned a short distance away, had been observing the scene formed by the child, Charlie, and herself. As Charlie shielded the young girl, she had not seen the chaos unfold on the ice.


    All Loreen could see was Charlie lifting the woman in an ambiguous princess hug, which stirred feelings of jealousy and frustration within her!


    She thought to herself, “Charlie is being ridiculous! It’s one thing to visit Eastcliff to meet a lover, but to unt it so openly in a public ce like Heathbrook? Isn’t that a bit reckless?”


    Just as her anger simmered, a shadow suddenly darted past her, and her cousin shouted, “Ah! Sister Loreen, watch out!”


    Before she could process the warning, the shadow rushed straight towards her!


    Loreen quickly diverted her attention from Charlie and Stefanie to the approaching figure.


    When she finally realized it was a girl covering her eyes and screaming in fear, she froze, unsure of how to react.


    Anyone familiar with ice skating knows a fundamental safety rule: stay clear of anyone out of control!


    On ice, a skater unable to stop can reach a dangerously high speed. Being hit by such a person is akin to being struck by a car at full speed.


    Ice skates and snowboards are hard and sharp, capable of causing severe injuries.


    In that moment, Loreen was at a loss for what to do, mentally bracing herself for a hard impact from the child.


    As the child’s ice skate neared her, she instinctively closed her eyes and screamed.


    However, after a tense moment, the anticipated collision never urred!<fn0dfc> Th? link to the orig?n of this information r?sts ?n findnovel</fn0dfc><h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>