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!"

out of his shock, he reluctantly drove them to the

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

letting Abner find out.

to berate

on the other

deal with it. I'll make

holding Felix close and shedding tears of worry as they

doctors immediately started treating

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

and the sour

hour later,

wrapped around his

You just

into an embrace.

flowed freely as she

since they

they find your

blood. They've

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

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

"Let's break up."

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

three men pretty badly. The court won't

want to drag her into

even more touched, and she hugged him

okay. Don't you remember I have that wealthy aunt? I'll plead with her. She can fix this. After all, if

too. They don't want to lose face in

didn't notice the

and his expression was detached, as

for me, and that means so much. I really

but I'm serious

hand tightly, regretting her earlier carelessness,

thrown the rock without mercy, and just a bit

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

as she buried her face deeper

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

the sone where Lisbeth

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