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!"

shock, he reluctantly drove them to the

unconscious, and Carol wasted no tcontacting Abner's assistant, asking him to handle

letting Abner find out.

needed was for Abner to berate her for getting into trouble

on the other end

it. I'll make

of relief, holding Felix close and shedding tears of worry as they arrived at

immediately started treating

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

sour

later,

wrapped around

just got

into an embrace. "Carol, are

flowed freely as she

indeed frightened, especially since they had run

did they find your

been bad blood. They've been lurking near

teeth, wishing she could just get

her face, planting

"Let's break up."

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

pretty badly. The court won't see

drag her into his

more touched, and she hugged him

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

They don't

him close, Carol didn't notice the look in

and his expression was detached,

me, and that means so much. I really like you. I mean it.

I'm serious

tightly, regretting her earlier carelessness, especially when she

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

second thought, Felix had protected her, and she knew that such instinctive actions didn't lie. Her eyes grew

she buried her face deeper

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

in was the sone where Lisbeth

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