The assistant glanced up and chuckled, "Don't know him, just curious about the kind of guy you're into. He seems pretty solid."

The corners of Carol's mouth curled upward - any praise for Felix made her day.

"Then you'd better sing his praises in front of my dad, okay?"

"Will do, Ms. Miller. Have you finished chatting with Mr. Miller?"

"Yeah, I just cto grab a cup."

She took a paper cup from the side and sneakily bumped Felix with it. Felix stood aside, unresponsive.

She didn't give it much thought and took the cup back into the hospital room; after exchanging a few words with Abner, she left.

As she cout, she bumped into the assistant about to knock on the door.

"I've left my dad in your care. Callif there's anything."

"Sure thing, Ms. Miller."

Carol hurried to find Felix, latching onto his arm.

"Felix, let's go. Are you stopping by to see Listina, too?"

"Yeah."

"Alright, I won't go in then. You go ahead."

When they reached the ground floor, Felix indeed went into Listina's room. Listina noticed a scratch on his neck, barely hidden by

his collar.

Jealousy turned her eyes red, "Did you two sleep together?"

Felix didn't defend himself; instead, he picked up an apple nearby.

"Fancy a bite?"

the blanket on her legs so tightly she almost

her just for the Miller

"Yeah."

going to get Abner sent to jail,

"Yeah."

were moving in an unexpected direction. Tears started to roll down her

upset because you get confessions all the time, and it madeinsecure.

knockout, and you turn heads wherever

"Listina, have sfruit."

actually fall for Carol! You promised it was just a

was, just a

softening his voice,

was still recovering

to get well and get discharged - that was the only way

"Alright, I believe you."

on it carefully. She

parents died,

quietly, his eyes betraying nothing. Inside, Listina was seething,

mouth!

bed? Damn that tramp! The thought

comfort.

far from the door. Her visits to Listina always ended

she started

a kiss from him. He

used to kiss

Don't forget what you promised. I

"OK."

to leave when Listina

be jailed too. With all the wrongs Abner has done, why should this murderer's daughter live

Felix?"

his thoughts drifting. That used to be his

lady like Carol, if she had to live a

than jail. Abner was indeed her father; he knew exactly what Carol feared

When he looked up, he saw Carol, asleep against the

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