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.

her to the bedroom to help her out of her clothes. Carol, groggy, swatted his hands

"I need a shower."

a stickler for cleanliness, too tired or not. Plus, after a shift at the

shower in the

I feel grimy. Gotta

temples and went to adjust

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

the fridge, but instead, her eyes landed on a set of skincare products on the

guess - she'd complained,

at her level of patronage, she could order customized formulas

skin needs. What she used wasn't available on

skincare set to the bathroom door and called

Such a waste of money," she

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

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

Carol, he felt an indescribable agitation creeping

set and posting

comment, chimed in.

Miller, you have cars worth hundreds of thousands and you

card you got last thad more money on it than

hard times,

joyfully starting her skincare routine in front of the

bathroom door opened, and Felix stood there, a towel wrapped around

she'd had to make a

wear the next

But Carol found her days, though

at my

pulled him close and dabbed a bit of cream on his cheek. Felix, naturally

smooth, much to

skin must be

for the first tand not quite liking the feel of it

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