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.

bedroom to

"I need a shower."

for cleanliness, too tired or not. Plus,

shower in the

I feel grimy. Gotta

his temples and went to adjust the shower temperature for

realizing she was

landed on a set of skincare

need to guess - she'd complained,

at her level of patronage, she could order customized formulas directly from

used wasn't available on the market, and she

the skincare set

so pricey? Such a waste of money," she grumbled, but inside, she was over the

her continue, "Goodness, this must've eaten up our living

at his reflection, blurred by a foggy mirror. He wiped it, revealing half his face, his

by Carol, he felt

photo of the skincare set and posting it to her

comment, chimed in.

Miller, you have cars worth hundreds of thousands

you got last thad more money

hard times,

ignored the teasing, joyfully starting her skincare routine

stood there, a towel wrapped around his

clothes, so she'd had to make a quick supermarket

the next

had been ruthless, sure she'd ccrawling back soon. But Carol found

look at my skin,

of cream on his cheek. Felix,

was envy-inducingly smooth, much to Carol's

must be God-given, right? So

experiencing women's skincare for the first tand not quite liking the feel of it on

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