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.”

Listina’s birthday; you got her

“Yeah.”

short as

to say, so he waved goodbye, “Hitup tomorrow. I'll

can celebrate her birthday together. I've got

“Sure.”

entered Listina’s hospital room. Listina was sitting on the bed,

moments before.

you've got work this afternoon. You can head out. Just cwith Nathan tomorrow; he mentioned he’s

“Alright, rest up.”

Listina didn’t say much, and just

planning to go straight to his apartment. But Carol didn’t return

but she didn’t answer. He even wondered if she had decided to

status as Ms. Miller.

life. Then his phone buzzed with a photo

the life you're

exhausted. She wasn’t used to this kind of work; in

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

supermarket where she worked.

another message popped

sorry about

rooted him to the spot, draining all the tenderness he had for Carol in an instant. He

laughable.

family attitude - a flippant apology for four lost lives in Abner’s eyes. A cold

walked in, looking exhausted but

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