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?"

blanket on her legs

just for the Miller family

"Yeah."

get Abner

"Yeah."

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

because you get confessions all the time, and it

and you turn heads wherever you go. You know

"Listina, have sfruit."

listen to me. I'm scared you'll actually fall for Carol! You promised it was

just a

softening his

lied to her. She was still recovering and, despite

she had to get well and get discharged - that was the only

"Alright, I believe you."

it carefully. She started

their parents died,

eyes betraying nothing. Inside, Listina was seething,

mouth!

Carol the one in Felix's bed? Damn that tramp! The thought of Abner

comfort.

far from the door. Her visits to Listina always ended badly;

started fiddling

a kiss from him.

he used to kiss her lips. She

you promised. I hope to see Abner in jail

"OK."

to

Abner has done, why should this murderer's daughter live so

Felix?"

his thoughts drifting. That

if

times worse than jail. Abner was indeed her father; he knew exactly

the room. When he looked up, he saw Carol, asleep against the wall not far

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