The nurse looked a bit surprised. When she had cin earlier, she saw Carol arriving with Felix. Didn't she know that Felix was

Listina's fiancé?

Someone coughed nearby, and the nurse, fearing she might land herself in trouble, especially since Carol and Felix seemed quite

close, quickly changed the subject.

"Never mind. Why don't you head to the restroom?"

Seeing the nurse's reluctance to divulge more, Carol didn’t press further and immediately scampered off to the restroom.

The nurses exchanged glances, and one of them began to muse aloud.

"I knew it. No man is that perfect. Listina's been in the hospital for years; Felix must've found someone else. That woman must be

the one."

"Exactly. This woman doesn’t even know Felix is Listina's fiancé. He's kept it tight-lipped. So handsome, yet turns out he’s a

player."

"Men are only faithful when they pass away."

"And to think I used to rave about him to everyone, drawing all that envy. Turns out I was blind."

Carol heard none of this. After returning from the restroom, she handed the hand sanitizer back to the nurse and offered a friendly

smile.

The nurse, as if she'd seen something she shouldn't have, quickly averted her gaze.

Carol found it strange. Weren't they just amicable moments ago? Confused, she went off to find Felix.

continued their sweet dalliance for another half-month. During this time, Abner was about to get discharged, and Carol

sitems

left his phone

seat, "Dad,

settled back in

into the elevator, and when it stopped at a particular floor,

improved, and she had been gaining a bit of weight,

she saw Carol, her pupils contracted sharply. The last time, she had spotted

a fresh love bite on Carol's

this mark was fresh; it must have been

unwell, Listina had called Felix, but he had answered while in bed

face turned sour, glaring daggers at Carol. Startled by

are you looking

twitched with rage, her

instinctively stepped back, her palm still bearing the scar from a knife wound. She feared Listina might lash

to exit, only to hear Listina sneer, "You're really

and spoiled since childhood. When had

this woman, orphaned, with a brain tumor, and from a poor family, dared to call her pitiful? Carol was

actually laughed.

mockery and felt

Felix is sincere with you? Ha! You'll understand soon enough. You're the

delusional, recalling Felix's mention of Listina's depression. She tried to leave,

you think by throwing yourself at Felix, he'll respect you more? Carol, you're nothing but

then

surgeon who had operated the surgery for Listina was the one she asked to

face immediately grew dark,

I have a lot

won't even remember you!"

collar aside. Below the love bite was

a

conclusion. Listina grabbed Carol's clothes and began to

wretch! You harlot! I'll kill you today. I won't

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