"Yeah, he's gone too far, but what can I do about it?" Her tone was indifferent, as she leaned back and closed her eyes.

Nathan tried to put himself in Carol's shoes. If he were her, he'd feel utterly powerless. After all, her father still needed Felix's letter of understanding; otherwise, who knew how long he'd have to stay behind bars.

He drove in silence, and when they reached the newly opened park, he quickly got out to scout ahead.

It had snowed recently, leaving the paths a bit damp, but thankfully, the morning sun had dried them out.

Carol stepped out in her heels, somewhat taken aback by the pristine new park. She

bench, "I'm thirsty." Nathan glanced around, "I'll go grab swater. Just sit tight here." He quickly started to search his phone

in her eyes. Sincere efforts got trampled,

eyes misted over. The urge to cry hit her out of nowhere. She

later, Nathan returned, carrying a bag with seven or eight bottles of water. It was clear he'd bought them from most to least expensive, but at a small vendor like this, the most expensive wouldn't be more than 1.5 buck a bottle. Carol took a bottle, attempting to open it, but Nathan was quicker,

eyebrow, and then caught

Her words stung Nathan's pride. Deep down, he was indeed afraid of Felix finding out. Even if Felix wasn't into Carol, she was still marked as his, and men had

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