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.

listened to the bathroom door swing open, heard him shower, and emerge. She heard

outside, his destination unknown. Maybe he

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

to care, she simply

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

his once proud demeanor gone.

Abner called out from behind the glass, and let out a

to visit him, but Felix, using his influence, had made sure

She tried to speak, but her voice failed her. "Head to North America, find a friend of mine. Don't stay in Greenfield, and don't worry about me." "Dad!" Disbelief filled

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