Chapter 1706
Felix strolled down to the bottom of his apartment building, wiping his lips with the back of his hand.
He felt the urge to pull out a cigarette and smoke, but he resisted.
An itch in his throat seemed on the verge of spilling over, and his heart was also feeling off-kilter.
After settling into a seat on the bus, his phone buzzed with a call from Nathan.
"Felix, those goons fromst time, I''ve dealt with them. Hundred bucks a head."
"Yeah."
“Look, man, you gotta sort out an identity for Listina pronto. With Carol being her daddy''s princess, if her dad gets wind of your
romance and starts digging, Listina''s cover will be blown."
"All sorted, don''t worry about it."
Nathan spat disdainfully on the other end before bursting intoughter.
“Right, right, why do | even fret? You''ve always been reckless. | gotta jet, work''s calling.”
"Uh-huh."
Felix ended the call, gazing out the window.
He had orchestrated thest incident with those thugs trying to take advantage of Carol. Under such duress, her judgment would
grow foggy, her feelings for him would intensify swiftly.
It was the ssic suspension bridge effect in psychology; a person''s heartbeat quickens in a scary situation, and if someone else
is there, it''s easy to misattribute this elerated heartbeat to attraction.
Besides, Carol already had a bit of a crush on him, and after that incident, her feelings would only deepen.
Carol had a string of exes and loved the nightlife. Clinging to her, showing an all-in attitude, would bore her fast.
So, the trick was to keep her on the hook, to appear heartfelt without actually being so, to keep her on tenterhooks, and she''d fall
deeper and deeper.
By repeatedly being let down and then forgiven, her standards for him would drop, lower and lower.
Now on the bus, Felix leaned back, eyes half-closed.
A heavy rain had fallen the night before, clearing the air and leaving today crisp and sunny, sunlight streaming through the
windows.
He was a handsome man, no doubt about that.
Pulling out his phone, he checked a memo listing Carol''s preferences.
His expression was cold as he scanned the notes, lips pursed, not bothering to look further.
Meanwhile, Carol, down with a cold, was home alone.
The breakfast Felix had sent over was still warm. She nibbled on it while texting him.
[Delicious, thanks for the effort.]
Felix didn''t respond, even if he saw the message.
Carol seemed used to his aloofness by now, assuming he was just busy, juggling so many jobs that he couldn''t spare a moment
for his phone.
But hadn''t he said he was going to get medicine?
As this thought crossed her mind, there was a knock; a delivery guy with her meds.
She felt a twinge of disappointment but brushed it off, considering his busy schedule. At least he remembered.
But her cold was no simple affair. By afternoon, a fever red up, fiercer than before.
She immediately called Felix, who was now at Nathan''spany, the two enjoying a rare simultaneous break, smoking in an
alleyway.
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"Yeah, it''s annoying."
The special ringtone was precisely because he didn''t want to answer her calls.
Nathan felt a pang of sympathy for Carol. She must be so lovestruck to fall for Felix.
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Felix loosened the top button of his shirt and exhaled a plume of smoke.
Even as a straight man, Nathan had to admit Felix''s looks were too captivating.
No wonder Ms. Miller was so eager.
“Nathan, you got any of that medicine left fromst time?"
"Dude, | gave you a whole bottle, didn''t 1? Don''t tell me you''ve wolfed it all down?"
“Nah, but it doesn''t seem tost long."
Only with a few extra pills could he spend the night with Carol.