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,

wasted no tcontacting Abner's assistant, asking him to

letting Abner find out.

thing she needed was for Abner to berate her for getting

sighed on the

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

holding Felix close and shedding

started

her arms, his blood staining her clothes. She felt a bittersweet mixture of gratitude for

and the sour pang of

later, Felix

tried to touch the bandage wrapped around his head but Carol caught

You just got

an embrace. "Carol, are

flowed freely as she clung to his

since they had run into

did they

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

she could just get rid of

looked at her, and suddenly cupped her face, planting a

"Let's break up."

lurch. He had just been hurt because of her, and now he

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

drag

was even more touched, and she hugged him

aunt? I'll plead with her. She can fix this. After all, if I get hauled

the line too. They don't want

Carol didn't notice the look in Felix's

distant, and his expression was detached,

me, and that means so

I'm

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

had thrown the rock without mercy, and just a bit off could have

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

as she buried her face deeper in his

back, seemingly comforting her but in reality, he was

were in was the sone where Lisbeth

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