Carol had been around the block more than a few times, but she had never cacross a guy with Felix's background. It was the

rarity that intrigued her.

The harder Felix played hard to get, the more she found herself unable to let go.

As the old saying goes, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

During the day, she waited tables at a cozy barbecue restaurant, her thoughts drifting constantly to Felix. Her dedication was

unwavering.

Cnightfall, she'd return to her stuapartment to hone her culinary skills. But having never so much as boiled water before,

after three days all she could muster was ketchup spaghetti.

She snapped a picture of her creation and sent it to Felix with a message, [Had dinner yet?]

Felix was at the hospital, too preoccupied to even consider opening her message. He was holding Listina's hand, staring at her

without blinking.

The doctor cin with a grim reminder, "It's quite serious. We only have a 30% chance of success with the surgery. If we could

get an international specialist, the odds could increase to 70%, but it's expensive, and there's a heap of recovery costs to

consider."

The doctor knew Felix, who had been a constant figure at the hospital, sometimes even showing up in the middle of the night. He

knew Felix juggled multiple jobs to make ends meet since his parents had passed. It was a tough situation.

"lI understand, thank you," Felix replied once the doctor had left. He stood up, kissed Listina on the lips, and sighed softly. "I wonder

if you'll blme when you wake up."

But he had to take action, or Listina would die.

supposed to be

hospital, he finally replied to Carol's

had been waiting an hour, almost losing hope for a reply. The notification made her eyes

We get

you some, with the manager's blessing. They'd

Sometimes there's even

bus and read her text, his eyelashes fluttering

[Okay, the address is...]

sent it to

dig up his address already, but she needed an excuse to visit. And now she

never let employees take hleftovers;

longtstaff. Newcomers like

but the thought of winning Felix over - and

and collected - made her believe she could

groceries,

tshe reached Felix's doorstep, her palms were red from carrying

alarmingly, she saw it was plastered with small

with

she knocked; the buzzer had long

chosen this tdeliberately, guessing Felix

the door, standing there in a

was momentarily stunned by his calm, handspresence before collecting

is

"It's just a rental."

her own place but clean and warm.

extra points and

tiny, barely enough space for one person.

inside the bags and raised

expensive. Your restaurant had

was imported, sold at

once a week to the grocery store, only buying affordable protein like tofu and eggs. He

carrying bags with

but Felix, when dealing with

the allure

"Felix, can you cook?"

"l can."

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