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.

and carried her to the bedroom to

"I need a shower."

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

shower

feel grimy.

rubbed his temples and went to adjust the shower

hopped in for a quick wash, suddenly realizing she was hungry. She wandered into the living room, intending

her eyes landed on a set of skincare

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

brand, but at her level of patronage, she could

her skin needs. What she used wasn't available on the market, and she

showered, Carol took the skincare set to the bathroom

you go and buy something so pricey? Such a waste of money," she grumbled, but inside, she was over the

continue, "Goodness, this

looked at his reflection, blurred by a foggy mirror. He wiped

by Carol, he felt an

on, swiftly snapping a photo of the skincare set and posting it to

comment, chimed in.

of thousands and you never

last thad more

times,

joyfully starting her skincare routine

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

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

the next

But Carol

look at my skin, so

bit of cream on his cheek. Felix, naturally handsome, didn't

was envy-inducingly smooth, much

skin must be

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

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