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.

this woman wasn't Felix's cousin, Carol would have really lost her temper. Hearing Felix's

throwing an apple at

her emotions

twinge of hurt, her lips pressing as she massaged

"Did you

"No."

"That's good."

that moment, Carol felt like she was being treated

a baffling cold war stago, she and Felix rarely argued. He was always so patient with her, yet now,

a bomb was

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

with

Carol. The

the hospital for

bring herself to argue after reading his message; she had no choice but clam up. That evening, Felix cover

cook dinner.

she had to lie, saying she had bumped into something at

the sore spot, his voice filled with

got this at

"Yeah."

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

clear that other relatives were unwilling to step in. Felix had been

years; it must have been

couldn't bear to imagine the details. Now she finally understood why he had to juggle jobs and be strict

all his earnings

called the hospital to prepay for all the surgery expenses,

couldn't bring herself to be angry at Listina

behavior. She decided to pay her a visit

let her

simple; she believed that Listina's defensiveness stemmed from a lack of friends her own

mention her depression.

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

monstrous at the sight

only

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

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