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.

carried her to the bedroom to help her out of her clothes.

"I need a shower."

for cleanliness, too tired or not. Plus,

now, shower

feel grimy.

his temples and went to adjust the

a quick wash, suddenly realizing she was hungry. She

instead, her eyes landed on a set of skincare

- she'd complained, and he'd run out to buy

regular user of that brand, but at her level

available on the market, and she

skincare set to the bathroom door and

Such a waste of money," she grumbled,

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

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

by Carol, he felt

a photo of the skincare set and posting it to her Facebook.

comment, chimed in.

you have cars worth hundreds of thousands and you never post them.

thad more money on it than

times, have

the teasing, joyfully starting her skincare routine in front of the

door opened, and Felix stood there, a towel

had taken all their clothes, so she'd had to make a quick supermarket run to ensure they

wear the

back soon. But Carol found her days, though tough, sweet

look at my

on his

envy-inducingly smooth, much to

skin must be God-given,

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

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