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;

“Yeah.”

were short as he pocketed

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

can celebrate her birthday together. I've got

“Sure.”

Nathan left, Felix entered Listina’s hospital room. Listina was sitting on

moments before.

out. Just cwith

“Alright, rest up.”

softly. Listina didn’t say

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

wondered if she had decided to go back to the Miller family

status as Ms. Miller.

she couldn't handle this kind of life. Then his phone buzzed with a photo - Carol fast asleep

life

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

been stabbed. He

supermarket where she worked.

message popped

about your

to the spot, draining all the tenderness he had for

laughable.

- a flippant apology for four lost lives in Abner’s

looking exhausted but her face brightened upon

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