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

wasted no tcontacting Abner's assistant,

letting Abner find out.

for Abner to berate her for getting

sighed on the other end

it. I'll make sure

close and shedding tears of worry as

immediately started

lay with his eyes closed, resting in her arms, his blood staining her clothes. She felt a bittersweet mixture

the sour

an hour later, Felix stirred

tried to touch the bandage wrapped around his head

You just

dropped his hand and pulled her into an embrace. "Carol, are

freely as she clung

especially since they had run

they find

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

her teeth, wishing she could just get rid of those men

looked at her, and suddenly cupped her

"Let's break up."

been hurt because of

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

didn't want to drag her

was even more touched,

with her. She can fix

too. They don't

notice the look in Felix's

expression was detached,

me. You got hurt for me, and that means

I'm

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

without mercy, and just a bit off could have left Felix brain

she knew that such instinctive

as she buried her face deeper in his

seemingly comforting her but

were in was the sone where Lisbeth

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