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,

collect sitems

the car, Abner realized he'd left his phone in

"Dad, I'll get it

Abner settled back in the

at a particular floor, she

and she had been gaining a bit of weight, now able to walk around the

time, she had spotted

a fresh love bite on Carol's

was barely visible, yet provocatively suggestive. And this mark was fresh; it must have been from last

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

sour, glaring daggers at Carol. Startled by the intense

you

with rage, her lips

palm still bearing the scar from a knife wound. She feared Listina might

Carol made to exit, only to

been Ms. Miller, pampered and spoiled since childhood. When had anyone ever

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

actually laughed.

and felt a sting

sincere with you? Ha! You'll understand soon enough.

dismissed her as delusional, recalling Felix's mention of Listina's depression.

Felix, he'll respect you more? Carol, you're nothing

through you eventually, and then you'll

were getting nasty. Considering the surgeon who had operated the surgery for Listina was the

grew dark, "Are

"No, I have a lot more to say. You keep sleeping with Felix,

won't even remember you!"

laughed, deliberately pulling her collar aside. Below the love bite was a myriad of marks, layered upon each

a

Listina to that conclusion. Listina grabbed Carol's clothes and began to

you today. I won't let

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