Carol had covered all of Listina's medical expenses, leaving Felix with 20 grand in his pocket.

After picking up the gift set, he toted it back home, not expecting to bump into one of Listina's friends there. He didn't spot them,

but they sure did him. Surprised, she snapped a photo of him.

Listina, still in the hospital, received the picture.

[Listina, your guy Felix is just amazing, sticking by you through thick and thin, working his tail off, and he's right there even when

you're sick. You just got out of surgery, and he's already got this fancy gift for you. I'm green with envy!]

She might not have tried those brands before, but Listina knew of them, and her lips curved into a smile. Seeing someone praise

Felix naturally made her happy.

[He's like that, always wanting to givethe best of everything. Thank goodness the surgery went well; I don't know what he'd do

on his own.]

[You must have saved a galaxy in your past life to land such a catch. Handsand faithful to boot.]

Continuing to smile, Listina thought about her upcoming birthday. Felix must have bought the gift set for that.

The skincare set wasn't cheap, probably costing over a thousand bucks, but he was clearly willing to splurge.

She felt a warm glow in her chest, wishing she could see him right then. But since it was meant to be a surprise, she played it cool

to avoid letting him down.

When Felix returned to their apartment, Carol was still sprawled on the couch. He set the box down, covered the leftovers on the

dining table with cling film, and stashed them in the fridge.

up and carried her to the bedroom to help her out of her clothes. Carol, groggy, swatted

"I need a shower."

too tired or not. Plus, after

shower in

I feel grimy.

and went to adjust the shower

wash, suddenly realizing she was hungry. She wandered into the living

from the fridge, but instead, her eyes landed

she'd complained,

a regular user of that brand, but at her level of patronage,

wasn't available on the market, and

Felix showered, Carol took the skincare set to the bathroom door and called

buy something so pricey? Such a waste of money," she

this must've eaten up our

mid-wipe as he looked at his reflection, blurred by a foggy mirror.

Carol, he felt an indescribable

on, swiftly snapping a photo of the skincare set and posting it to her

comment, chimed in.

have cars worth hundreds of thousands and

shopping card you got last thad more money on it than

times,

joyfully starting her skincare routine in front

there, a towel

so she'd had to make a quick supermarket run

the

ruthless, sure she'd ccrawling back soon. But Carol found her days, though

my

a bit of cream on his cheek. Felix, naturally handsome,

smooth, much to

skin must be

her touch, experiencing women's skincare for the first tand not quite liking the feel

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