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!"

snapped out of his shock, he reluctantly drove them

tcontacting Abner's assistant, asking him to handle

letting Abner find out.

was for Abner to berate her for getting into trouble

the

Miss Carol, I'll deal with it. I'll make sure they're out

Felix close and shedding tears of worry as they

doctors immediately started

in her arms, his blood staining her clothes. She felt a

the sour pang

an hour later, Felix

touch the bandage wrapped around his head but Carol

You just got

into an embrace. "Carol, are you

tears flowed freely as she

they had run

they find

been bad blood. They've been lurking near my

just get rid of those men for

looked at her, and suddenly cupped her face, planting a light kiss on

"Let's break up."

been hurt because of her, and now he was talking

beaten three men pretty badly. The court won't see

to drag

touched, and

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

too. They don't want

didn't notice

was detached, as he

break up with me. You got hurt for me, and that means so much. I

but I'm

earlier carelessness, especially when she

the rock without mercy, and just

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

buried her

back, seemingly comforting her but in reality,

in was the sone where

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