Carol was livid, but she never expected the news to leak to the outside world.

She called Abner, but he didn’t pick up. Opening their chat, she dropped a question mark.

Still no response from Abner. It seemed he wasn’t going to talk to her until she returned. Taking a deep breath, she took away her

phone screen.

After the whole fiasco, the last thing she wanted was to go shopping for clothes.

Meanwhile, Felix hung up the phone, and Nathan appeared behind him, playfully nudging his back.

“Felix, were you chatting up Carol? You guys not planning on calling it quits? What if Listina finds out?”

Felix didn’t reply, and just stared blankly at his phone.

Nathan realized Felix hadn't heard a word he'd said.

“Felix?”

“Hmm?”

Nathan was about to repeat himself but then shook his head, “Forget it, I wouldn't want to break up with her either. That's Ms.

Miller we're talking about. I could stare at that face for a decade and not get bored.”

Felix’s shoulder, adding, “Tomorrow's Listina’s birthday; you got her present

“Yeah.”

as he pocketed

nothing more to say, so he waved goodbye, “Hitup tomorrow. I'll

of us can celebrate her birthday together. I've got a gift for

“Sure.”

room. Listina was sitting on the bed, looking pale. She had been cheerful

moments before.

afternoon. You can head out.

“Alright, rest up.”

her hair softly. Listina didn’t say much, and just

few more instructions before leaving, planning to go straight to his apartment. But Carol didn’t

she had decided

status as Ms. Miller.

handle this kind of life. Then his phone buzzed with

this the life

exhausted. She wasn’t used to this kind of work; in the photo, she

he'd been stabbed. He put away his phone and stood up, intending

supermarket where she worked.

then, another message popped up,

about

all the tenderness he had for Carol in an instant. He even found his earlier

laughable.

for four lost lives

then, the door opened. Carol walked in, looking exhausted

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