Could cousins have gone this far, or was he just out of touch, clueless about what the youth of today were thinking?

"Alright then, no worries, Ms. Miller. I guess I can head back now."

Carol thanked her again, feeling a weight lift from her chest.

She shot Felix a text, just a smug emoji. Felix didn't reply. She figured he was probably tied up for Listina was just out of surgery

and all.

Little did she know, Felix was at the cemetery, paying his respects to Listina's late parents and to his own. He saw Carol's message,

of course, but couldn't be bothered to respond.

All seemed to be wrapping up nicely, or so it should have been. But then Nathan dropped a text bomb on him.

[Carol's so into you now, you could probably ask for the Miller family fortune and she wouldn't blink. I mean, if it wasn't for her

dad's cutthroat takeover of the Geo family's company, you and Listina wouldn't have had it so rough. And when the company

tanked, it crushed your mom, right? Are you really just gonna swindle her out of measly few hundred grand? Sometimes I think

you're cold-hearted; other times, I figure you've got principles.]

Felix mulled over that text, unaware that his relationship with Carol was no longer a secret to Abner.

On his way back from the cemetery, Abner's assistant intercepted him and brought him to a coffee shop right under the towering

Miller Group building, where Abner awaited.

he was a kid; the man was the talk of the town, triumphant in the

yet Felix's mother lay broken

face back then. Now, facing

standing by, and slid a check across the table, much like

about Felix's background or motives; if money could fix

walk

check lying on the

patient, taking a casual sip of

one day. Walk away

a scene, and I'll make sure you leave with nothing. Carol's young, spoiled by me. Her affections are fickle; she'll get over

no time. Fill in whatever amount you want

passed a pen to Felix, who pushed the check

with

researched her likes and dislikes, set up the whole scenario, all to use her

laughed, a note of authority in his voice, "You're both young. I'm not asking you; I'm telling you.

I cut Carol off financially, she'll ccrawling

then, she won't even spare you a second glance, no matter how much

if Carol would indeed act that

you're welcto

surprised by

greediest ones were those who thought they

them. If she married him, then

route, let's see how it

see Felix as a threat, standing up and leaving without another word. Felix sat there, watching him

tight line.

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