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!"

of his shock, he reluctantly

Carol wasted no tcontacting Abner's assistant, asking him

letting Abner find out.

was for Abner to berate her for

on the other end

with it. I'll make sure they're

sigh of relief, holding Felix close and shedding tears of

doctors immediately started

his eyes closed, resting in her arms, his blood staining her clothes. She felt

and the sour pang of

later,

to touch the bandage wrapped around his head but

You just got

pulled her into an embrace. "Carol, are you okay? You

as she clung to

was indeed frightened, especially since they had run into those thugs

did they find your

They've been lurking

she could just get rid of those men

at her, and suddenly cupped her

"Let's break up."

lurch. He had just been hurt because of

won't see it as

to drag her into

was even more touched, and she hugged him

her. She can fix this. After all, if I get

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

him close, Carol didn't notice the look

his expression was detached,

hurt for me, and that means so much. I really like you. I mean it. I might have been

but I'm serious

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

rock without mercy, and just

Felix had protected her, and she knew that

buried her

patted her back, seemingly comforting her but in reality, he was

they were in was the sone where Lisbeth

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