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!"

driver snapped out of his shock, he reluctantly drove them

Carol wasted no tcontacting Abner's assistant, asking him to handle the situation

letting Abner find out.

needed was for Abner to berate her for getting into trouble so late

sighed on the other end of the

I'll make sure they're out of the

a sigh of relief, holding Felix close and shedding tears of worry

doctors immediately started treating Felix's

closed, resting in her arms, his blood staining her

the sour pang

later,

the bandage wrapped around his

just got

pulled her into an embrace. "Carol, are you

flowed freely as

since they had

they find your

bad blood. They've been lurking near my

teeth, wishing she could just get rid of those men

suddenly cupped her face, planting

"Let's break up."

made Carol's heart lurch. He had just been hurt because of her, and now

men pretty badly. The court won't see it as self-defense. I might

to drag

more touched, and she hugged him

her. She can fix this. After all, if

line too. They don't want to lose face in

Carol didn't notice the look in

expression was detached,

hurt for me, and that means so much. I really like you. I

but I'm

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

the rock without mercy, and just a bit off could

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

as she buried her face deeper

her but in reality, he was lost

they were in was the sone where

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