I smiled at her indifferently, "Natalee, good morning."
Then, right in front of Natalee, I poured the steaming soup on my arm and kicked Natalee hard.
Instantly, my eyes grew red with pain. Natalee, seated beside me, went from shock to fury, staring at me as if I were a monster, shouting and lunging towards me.
Before she could react, I faced Natalee, my face contorting in agony and unleashed a heart-wrenching cry. "Daddy, Daddy, it hurts so much!"
Silas heard the noise and hurriedly came downstairs to see the scene, frowning and scolding, "What's all this noise early in the morning!"
I approached him with my arms covered in blisters, staring at Silas with a look of grievance.
As Silas's gaze fell upon my arms, he recoiled in shock and rushed me to the hospital without delay.
I navigated through the hospital's expedited channel and insisted on paying for my treatment myself, pulling out a card from my pocket to settle the bill.
After the card was swiped, my mobile banking message lit up with several zeros behind it, and Silas's eyes widened.