In a daze, Felix's chest was pressed firmly against her back.

Carol could feel his forehead resting on her shoulder, his breaths coming in heavy gusts. It was anger, the kind of breathing that cwith rage. It seemed as if he could bite her in his fury.

Seeing him like this only deepened her pain; she remembered how pristine he appeared when she first saw him at BlueSky Bar. Amidst the surrounding muck, he stood unblemished, and even if it was all a facade, the memory still made her heart flutter.

Now, the man leaning against her back and growling felt like a stranger, not the one she had fallen for at first sight. She buried her face in the pillow, tears streaming down in silence, not making a sound.

It seemed Felix had released everything, as he got up and left without bothering to clean her up.

She heard his footsteps approach

left, the car engine revving outside, his destination unknown. Maybe he was off

and as she lay in bed, a message pinged on her phone from Listina, saying

weary to care, she simply closed

- this time, it was the prison. Abner had fallen gravely ill and wished to see her. Carol quickly

looked as though he had aged twenty years in a matter of moments, his once proud demeanor gone. Her heart ached, and in that moment, she wished to end it all with

from behind the

wanted to visit him, but Felix,

her, which was their first encounter since Abner's incarceration. She tried to speak, but her voice failed her. "Head to North

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