"Felix, I just knew it. In your heart, I'm always the one that matters most."

She was brimming with contentment, her mood exceptionally bright.

Felix sat on the edge of the bed, about to say something, when his phone chimed again. He thought it might be Carol.

But when he checked, it was that unknown number.

[I'm at your folks' gravesite. Honestly, didn't expect it to be this out of the way.]

Back then, Felix was too young and didn't have much money. Just burying a few people in the splace had been a struggle, let

alone affording a fancy cemetery.

This message was like challenging his bottom line.

Abner probably had no idea these people died because of him. He just wanted to get under Felix's skin with these biting words.

Felix's resolve hardened instantly. It was tto take a slice at the Miller Group. He'd show Mr. Miller what happened when he

crossed the line.

After leaving the hospital, he returned to his apartment. Carol was indeed alone, lying on the couch, genuinely feverish.

Her cheeks were flushed with heat when she saw him. She turned her head away, anger bubbling up, "Why are you here? Just let

Felix wrapped his arms around her, patting her back gently. Tears spilled from Carol's eyes as she bit down on his shoulder.

"Carol, letwork at the Miller Group, starting from the very bottom."

She stiffened, having thought he would reject anything to do with the Miller Group. She hadn't expected him to say such a thing.

prove myself

in Carol's eyes as she remembered all the finance books at Felix's place. Perhaps he had

he too was not content to

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah."

hand, fever making

I'll talk to my dad. Don't worry; he'll say yes. Felix, does this

out, teasing her

from the fever. Felix brought her

head straight to the Miller family mansion, but he caught her

to look like this so my dad will

watched her,

about to spill over. But her vision was

my dad and I are. He lovesthe most. It's just a low-level

held

"Felix?"

let

kissed him on the lips, her step

my good

living room door closed behind her, Felix pulled out a

him cough.

smoke clinging to him, almost disgusting himself. But then he thought, maybe it wasn't

smoke he detested. Perhaps there was something else, but what? He

until the cigarette burned

just deserts. And Carol? Well, she was Abner's

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