Felix truly hadn't expected Carol to show up at the hospital, and his expression turned chilly as he approached the bedside, pulling

the weeping Listina into an embrace.

"Stop crying, okay?"

Listina's eyes simmered with resentment, especially since she was the one confined to the hospital bed, while that woman got to

see Felix every day.

"Felix, why don't you quit that job you have with her? I can't stand it if she comes here again. I'm feeling so messed up inside, filled

with doubts I can't shake off."

"Okay, don't overthink it."

Listina's lips curved, and her tears stopped just as quickly as they had come.

"Listina, the doctor's coming tomorrow. You'll need to cooperate with the check-up and get your strength back. Otherwise, the

chances of a successful surgery might drop."

"What are the odds?"

"About 70 percent, they said."

Panic flashed across Listina's face. Those were not the high odds she had hoped for; she couldn't bear the thought of leaving Felix

behind.

Sensing her fear, Felix lowered his gaze, holding her hand firmly, "It'll be okay."

After leaving the hospital, he called Carol, "Where are you?"

Carol had just returned to her apartment, her forehead throbbing painfully. Glancing in the mirror, she noticed a swollen bump had

formed.

Felix's cousin, Carol would have really lost her temper. Hearing Felix's voice on the phone, she was about

about Listina throwing an apple

I've told you, her emotions are unstable, and your presence is a trigger

a twinge of hurt, her lips pressing as she

tone softened, "Did you tell her about

"No."

"That's good."

treated as a dirty secret. Angrily, she hung

cold war stago, she and Felix rarely argued. He was always so patient with

Carol felt like a bomb was

that Listina's parents had died because of his own father, and

with Listina; there was this

The doctor

hospital

message; she had no choice but clam up. That evening,

cook dinner.

the bump on her forehead, she had to lie,

sore spot, his voice

got this at

"Yeah."

his touch, but her

was clear that other relatives were unwilling to step in. Felix

have

to imagine the details. Now she finally understood why he had to juggle

all his earnings to

called the hospital to prepay for

she couldn't bring herself to be angry at Listina any longer. Realizing that Listina had

hospital for so long explained her behavior. She decided to pay her a visit sother day. Maybe

her

were simple; she believed that Listina's defensiveness stemmed

mention her depression.

visited the hospital again, this twith an

monstrous at

speak, only

huh? Cback for another round? Didn't I

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