Felix froze at her words, but he didn't immediately push Listina away.
Holding him tighter, Listina's lips curled into a cold smirk. To think that Ms. Miller was nothing but a pawn in her and Felix's game of affection, what could be more thrilling?
Ha, she was losing it now; just wait for what was to come.
"We've always been like this, Felix and I. Looks like you're the outsider. Are you going to keep standing there? Because I can do much worse."
With that, Listina went on her tiptoes and planted her lips firmly on Felix's. Carol's pupils contracted in shock, thinking she must be seeing things.
When she snapped back to reality, she marched over and yanked Listina away. One slap wasn't enough for Carol; she followed it with another, and then another.
Listina screeched, ready to retaliate, but weakened as she was, she was no match for Carol. Her cheek swelled up quickly.
It was then that Felix stepped forward, grabbing Carol's arm, "Carol!"
Carol jolted, and reflexively, she slapped him across the face. Still not satisfied, she threw three more slaps his way.
"He kisses you and you don't dodge? Felix, are you freaking serious? You're just gonna roll in the mud with this lunatic?!"
Blood tinged the corners of Felix's mouth, his expression growing darker.
Watching Carol hit Felix was more painful for Listina than if she were hitting her own flesh. She screamed and lunged at Carol, clawing at her throat.
"You wretched woman, what are you doing? I will kill you! How dare you hit my fiancé?!"
The room went deadly silent at her words. Carol, initially ready to fight back, suddenly felt paralyzed.
Her mind thundered, as if lightning had struck; she just let Listina keep clutching her neck. She felt she couldn’t breathe. Something flickering through her mind, she pieced things together quickly.
Listina was pulled away by Felix.
"Stop it."
"Wh-why, Felix, does it hurt? Let me see your face."
Listina, on her tiptoes again, cradled Felix's face in her hands.
Standing a meter away, Carol suddenly felt as if a chasm had opened beneath her feet, separating her from the two of them.
She looked to the onlooking nurses, one of whom had lent her hand sanitizer the other day, now wearing a grin of someone watching a drama unfold.
Confused and overwhelmed, Carol stepped into the nearby elevator and shakily pressed the button.
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Author, would you story about Ryan settling down and another story on Eric regaining his body and memories back from Patrick, and Eric also settling down as I find it so disheartening for him to have gone through what he went through at the research institute, and I'll like for him to get his "golden boy" life back though, not at the detriment of Ian....
When will the author update to finish Beck's story? What about Dylan and Tyler's love lives? Also, I'll like the author to write on Wilma and Elvis ending up together as she was quite persistent in pursuing him. And Shawn's story, Cornelia Sullivan and Omar Casson. Also, a little write-up on Jeff (Ian's assistant) love life, too. Thanks, author for updating....
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