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.

Carol up and carried her to the bedroom to help

"I need a shower."

Plus, after a shift at the diner, she reeked of

now, shower

feel

to adjust the

realizing she was hungry. She wandered

the fridge, but instead, her eyes landed on

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

was a regular user of that brand, but at her level of patronage, she could order customized formulas directly from

wasn't available on the market, and

set to the bathroom door

a waste of money," she grumbled, but inside,

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

by a foggy mirror. He wiped it, revealing

he felt an

swiftly snapping a photo of the skincare set and posting it to her Facebook. Her friends, numerous and

comment, chimed in.

worth hundreds of thousands

got last thad more

times,

ignored the teasing, joyfully starting her skincare routine in

and Felix stood there, a towel wrapped around his waist. Carol had

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

wear the

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

at my skin, so much

his cheek. Felix,

envy-inducingly smooth,

be God-given, right? So

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

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