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 so tightly she

with her just for the

"Yeah."

get Abner sent

"Yeah."

an unexpected direction. Tears started to roll down

broke up, right? I was just upset because you get confessions all the

a knockout, and you turn heads wherever you go. You

"Listina, have sfruit."

fall for Carol! You promised it was just a

just a

answered seriously, softening

was still recovering

well and get discharged - that was the only way to

"Alright, I believe you."

on it carefully. She started talking about old times, when they wandered

after their parents died, being

quietly, his eyes betraying nothing. Inside, Listina was seething, wishing she could chew up Carol like the

mouth!

that tramp! The thought of Abner going to jail and Carol's downfall was a

comfort.

sat far from the door. Her visits to Listina always ended

sitting down, she started fiddling with her

Felix's hand, coaxing a kiss from him. He hesitated, kissing

he used to kiss her lips. She forced

what you promised.

"OK."

his coat to leave

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

Felix?"

his thoughts drifting. That used

want Carol in jail. A pampered lady like Carol, if she had to

worse than jail. Abner was indeed her father;

the room. When he looked up, he saw Carol,

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