Carol clutched her cardigan with shaking hands, her heart pounding in the aftermath of the bloody spectacle that unfolded before

her.

Felix, her boyfriend, had been brutal and swift, knocking the assailant unconscious with a few well-placed punches before turning

his attention to her.

Her face was a mask of shock and fear, but that shifted quickly to alarm as she saw Felix sprint towards her.

"Watch out!"

She barely managed to utter those words when he shielded her in his embrace, taking the fall as a rock meant for Carol's head

struck his own.

Pain flashed across Felix's face as he frowned and kicked away the man who had thrown the rock.

The man lay on the ground, howling in pain, his eyes wide with disbelief.

"Felix, do you even realize what you're doing? Why are you protecting her?"

Carol, seeing Felix move to confront the man again, panicked and pulled him back.

"Stop, Felix, please. I'm okay, really. Let's not make this any worse."

She had seen Felix in fights before, where he always seemed in control, but tonight he seemed desperate.

The man tried to speak again but was silenced as Felix's cold boot connected with his chin, dislocating his jaw with a sickening

crack.

Felix's eyes were dark with anger, blood trickling from a wound on his head.

Carol felt a wave of distress wash over her; she was the reason he was hurt.

Trembling and scared, she quickly turned to the taxi driver who was still in a daze nearby.

"Call an ambulance, now!"

the driver snapped out of his shock, he reluctantly

was unconscious, and Carol wasted no tcontacting Abner's assistant, asking him to handle

letting Abner find out.

berate her for getting into trouble so

sighed on the

deal with it. I'll make

relief, holding Felix close and shedding tears of worry as

doctors immediately started treating Felix's

her arms, his blood staining her clothes. She felt a bittersweet mixture of gratitude

sour pang

later, Felix

touch the bandage wrapped around his head but Carol caught

You just

dropped his hand and pulled her into an embrace. "Carol, are you okay? You must be

freely as she

especially since they had run into those thugs

they find your

fight, there's been bad blood. They've been lurking near my place waiting

could just

at her, and suddenly cupped her face,

"Let's break up."

hurt because

court won't see it as self-defense. I might have

didn't want to drag her into

touched, and she hugged

have that wealthy aunt? I'll plead with her. She can fix this. After

They don't want to lose face in front of high

close, Carol didn't notice the

his expression was detached,

and that means

I'm

spoke, she gripped his hand tightly, regretting her earlier carelessness, especially when she saw the

without mercy, and just a bit off could

her, and she knew that such instinctive actions didn't lie.

she buried her face deeper in his

back, seemingly comforting her but in

was the sone where Lisbeth was

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