Carol felt a surge of irritation wash over her. She couldn't understand why Felix had to be so complicated. If he was smitten with Listina, why couldn't they just date and be happy? Why did he have to drag her into their mess? "I'll be back later," she muttered.

"And when is 'later'?" Felix pressed, but his voice trailed off into silence at the other end of the line.

He had a sinking feeling that Carol was at her wits' end, utterly uninterested in anything he had to say.

His voice grew stern, "Just cback within twenty minutes." Not bothered to respond, Carol hung up abruptly.

Felix stared at the darkened screen of his phone. Around him, the hotel lobby buzzed with life. It was decked out in opulence, and the air was thick with the scent of perfand the rustle of expensive fabric.

Business associates he had recently schmoozed with were now fawning over him, eager to curry favor.

bit too much to drink, and the alcohol was making his head

Felix, with little enthusiasm, took the knife and made a cut into the towering cake. The guests showered him with well-wishes, but he

he arrived home, leaving him just forty minutes before the day was done. He had thought

curtly, "Where is she?" "Ms. Miller hasn't cback

call went through, but she didn't

in the foyer, when a staff member approached, "Sir, would you like something to help you sober up?" "No, just go to bed, all of

housekeeper and assistant retired, leaving Felix alone

in darkness,

opened the door to the living room, and flicked on the lights, only to see the silhouette of a man sitting on the couch. Content belongs vele Śwto Frowning, she began to change her

of the overhead light, wincing, and then his gaze

and tossing her bag onto the console et table, she started to head upstairs but was stopped by his

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