The morning light filtered through the curtains as Carol stirred from her restless slumber. When she woke up, she saw a new bag beside her bed. It was their routine-after each night they spent together, she woke to find sextravagantly priced gift waiting for her.

Carol had only kept one designer bag; the rest she sold at the second-hand market, where the market was not bad, and sbags even appreciated in value. It was hard to fathom how the once penniless kid she knew could now afford such luxury.

Carol sat on the bed for a while, then took a photo of the bag by the bed and sent it to the second-hand buyers in her group. "Four million," cthe swift reply.

Carol's bank account was frozen, so she was using Yolanda's card, which now boasted a cool $6000,000-all from Felix's generous gifts.

She never deluded herself into thinking Felix was trying to win her over. She was like a pet he kept, perhaps deriving stwisted pleasure from seeing high-and-mighty Ms. Miller now groveling at his feet, taking his money like spaid companion. It was a transaction.

needed money to manage various relationships, and Yolanda was also in trouble; she had to help this only

forgone the office to work overton the living room sofa. Carol ignored him and beelined for the door, but the housekeeper chimed

hungry," Carol replied with a hoarse voice,

That question had beca half-monthly ritual. Carol knew better than to rile him up; he held grudges and would exact his revenge in

Wasn't he over her body? Didn't he want to settle down with Listina? Now that Listina had recovered, all he needed to do was give a letter of forgiveness, and he could live a peaceful life.

he loathed her before, he could still pretend to be nice to her and cherish her. Now, she also couldn't see through his mind and guess his

for a walk." "Eat before you go." "I don't want to eat." Felix slowly pressed down on the computer in his hand, this

door, closed it with a

housekeeper looked at Felix

we still save breakfast for Ms. Miller?" "Save it." He continued to open his computer and work as if he was unaffected by

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