Felix had no idea how Carol managed it. She'd chwith a raging fever, and two days later, she was messaging him with

news of her success.

[Felix, my dad said yes. It's awesome. I'll cover this afternoon to pick you up and take you to the new job.]

Reading the text, Felix didn't feel happy; his heart clenched with worry. His fingers hovered over his phone's screen for ages,

unsure how to respond.

[What's up? You've been typing forever but haven't sent anything.]

Carol followed up with a barrage of question marks, her tone taking on a pitiful edge.

[But seriously, my dad's really mad this time.]

[Carol, how did you get him to agree?]

Abner, that sly fox, had actually agreed. Carol really was his Achilles’ heel.

[I just knelt all afternoon, you know? I was still feverish; he couldn't stand it.]

Felix's cigarette pack was empty again. Rubbing his temples, he knew her act all too well. Especially with people close to her, she

could be as tic as she wanted, because those who were loved could afford to be fearless.

With Carol being Abner's only daughter, how could he not indulge her? Felix fell silent, standing in his rented room, staring blankly

at the sky outside.

Nathan called him up, "So, have you made up your mind? This is your best shot, man. If you miss out now, there might not be

another one. Take advantage of the fact that Carol's into you right now."

job, ranting and cursing for

shipped off to Crystalbrook Valley.

I pulled for Ms. Pennyfeather, pretending to be her husband. Damn

50 grand out of it, so not all bad.

slip through their fingers? Just enough for us to rise above

replying. Eventually, Nathan also felt the

Felix finally spoke, "I'm thinking

wasn't for Abner, would your parents have had that accident? Would Listina's? They

be living the high life too instead of

had made up his mind, and he was not one to regret his decisions. And now, everything was slowly moving in the

hoped for. There was

making her

him, convinced that the contract would bring huge benefits to the Miller

Only

who resented Abner's indulgence of his daughter, which had caused

trouble.

the Miller Group wanted a leader devoid of such emotional attachments. Abner had missed a

overseas, simply to

had given

largest jewelers domestically, its

side. Yet Carol knew none of this. She continued to deliver meals to

prepared especially by a

had joined the Miller Group, Abner hadn't been as harsh on Carol. She moved back

from

meal, Abner's call cthrough,

to drag my reputation

by

wanted to

it was just a meal delivery, after all, made by the

snitched

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