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!"

out of his shock,

wasted no tcontacting Abner's assistant,

letting Abner find out.

needed was for Abner to berate

assistant sighed on the other

I'll make sure they're out

close and shedding tears of worry as they

doctors immediately started

her arms, his blood staining her clothes. She felt

and the sour pang of

later,

bandage wrapped around his head

You just

an

flowed freely as she clung to

indeed frightened, especially since they had run into

they find your

there's been bad blood. They've been lurking

teeth, wishing she could just get rid

her, and suddenly cupped her

"Let's break up."

just been hurt because

badly. The court won't see

to drag

touched, and she

with her. She can fix this. After all, if I get hauled off by

don't want to lose face in front of

Carol didn't notice the look

gaze was distant, and his expression was detached, as he absent-mindedly patted her

got hurt for me, and that means

I'm

hand tightly, regretting her earlier carelessness, especially

just a bit off could have

knew that such instinctive actions didn't

as she buried her face deeper in his

seemingly comforting her but in reality, he was lost in

they were in was the sone where Lisbeth

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