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.

scooped Carol up and carried her to the bedroom to help her out of her clothes.

"I need a shower."

tired or not. Plus, after a shift

shower in the

way, I feel

his temples and went to adjust the shower temperature

was hungry. She wandered

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

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

of that brand, but at her level of patronage, she could

What she used wasn't available on the market, and

showered, Carol took the skincare set to the bathroom

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

his hair, hearing her continue, "Goodness, this must've eaten

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

reminded by Carol, he felt

photo of the skincare set and posting it to her Facebook. Her friends,

comment, chimed in.

you have cars worth hundreds of thousands and

thad more money on it than

times, have

her skincare routine in front of

there, a towel wrapped around his waist.

she'd had to

the next

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

my skin,

and dabbed a bit of cream on his cheek.

envy-inducingly smooth, much

skin must be God-given, right? So

experiencing women's skincare for the first tand not quite

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