Carol was an absolute hot mess when it cto living on her own. At home, everything was handed to her on a silver platter. She

had a maid to keep her company, and the girl didn't have the faintest idea how much water to add to pasta, let alone how to cook

a proper meal. Whenever Felix was around, he would instinctively take care of all those chores.

But why? Why should he lift a finger? It was not like he had to. Carol's inability to fend for herself wasn't his circus, nor his

monkeys.

His face darkened for a moment. Carol, with her back turned, blissfully unaware, kept on talking.

"Is that barbecue ribs I smell? It's so good."

Felix's grip on the broom tightened as he let out a light chuckle.

"What's so funny?" Carol asked, walking over to him.

"I'm laughing at the thought of whether you can actually cook when you're alone."

As of now, Carol could barely manage porridge and spaghetti, and even then, she had cooked soup just once.

During their ttogether, Felix had becher unofficial chef, cooking for her almost every other day. He was so worried she'd

order takeout that he often prepared meals for the next day too, stashing them in the fridge.

He'd even taught her how to use the microwave; all she had to do was heat up the food he'd packed in containers.

So, without him around these past few months, except for the initial weight loss from falling sick, Carol had actually gained about

all thanks to Felix's culinary

she admitted. "But that's what

learn to cook, with

sweeping the floor, and

caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror, he couldn't

realized that aside from deceiving Carol emotionally, he had taken good

a competent nanny. It wasn't what he intended, but he couldn't help

rubbed his temples. Had he lost his

a couple of ribs from the kitchen and settled on the

reality TV show.

bathroom, Felix

was such

her for so long he lost track of time, only snapping out of it when his phone

Carol today? Did

"Not yet," Felix replied.

already. What were

"Cooking, cleaning up."

thinking he was

said too much, Felix grew irritated.

confident Carol would agree. After months together,

on the sofa, absent-mindedly

hanging up, Felix went back to the

phone rang too. It was a video

to take the call in the living

the screen, and she wiped her camera lens

seen you in months. Did

before, but she seemed to have not only regained

Felix had made her,

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