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.

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

an apple at her, but

you, her emotions are unstable, and your

of hurt, her lips pressing as she massaged her

tone softened, "Did you tell her about

"No."

"That's good."

that moment, Carol felt like she was being treated as a dirty secret.

baffling cold war stago, she and Felix rarely argued. He

like a bomb was

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

accommodating with Listina; there was

be angry, Carol. The doctor just told me, she

hospital for

couldn't bring herself to argue after reading his message; she had no choice but clam up. That evening,

cook dinner.

bump on her forehead, she had to lie, saying she had bumped into something at

massaged the sore spot, his voice filled

this

"Yeah."

under his touch, but her heart ached for him, bearing the weight of past

that other relatives were unwilling to

years; it must have

Now she finally understood why he had to juggle

his earnings

took a deep breath and called the hospital to prepay for all the surgery

couldn't bring herself to be angry at Listina

She decided to

let her

that Listina's defensiveness stemmed from a

mention her depression.

days later, Carol visited the hospital again, this twith an expensive fruit basket

expression turned monstrous at the sight

hesitated to speak, only to hear Listina's sarcastic

huh? Cback for another round? Didn't I tell you to get lost?

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