Chapter 1826


    Was it possible that she had set a trap, lining up her pawns at the vi to ambush her?


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    [Bitch, are you really that kind?]


    Listina''s loathing for Carol ran deep. If it hadn''t been for her, she and Felix would have already been


    married.


    Carol, remaining silent, only sent a picture of Felix being sprawled out on the bed.


    [Come take care of him. Maybe you can take advantage of his drunken state to have a little fun with


    him. I''ve got to head out now, got some important stuff to handle. Listina, I''m only giving you this


    one chance. Whether or not you can really snag Felix is up to you. By the way, you could do what


    you did to mest time—capture your little rendezvous in photos. That way, Felix will surely call off


    the wedding with me and propose to you instead. Isn''t that what you''ve always dreamed of?]


    Listina''s eyes went wide as saucers. She couldn''t believe that Carol was actually giving her a shot


    at Felix tonight.


    [Fine, I''ll be right there! And Carol, if you''re ying me, I swear you''ll regret it!]


    It was Felix’s birthday, after all. She''d sent him so many messages tonight without a single reply.


    She hadn''t expected him to be out cold, drunk.


    Listina slipped into her most provocative dress and hurried over to the vi next door.


    As she stood before the door, she felt her nerves jangled with the fear that this was some scheme


    of Carol''s.


    But when the door swung open, there was Carol, with her handbag in tow, looking like she was


    indeed heading out.


    Listina swallowed hard. "Where''s Felix?"


    "Upstairs. And Listina, if you blow this, you''re utterly useless."


    With that, Listina charged upstairs, while scoffing, "Ha! As if I''m you—someone he can''t even stand


    to sleep with when it''s handed to him on a te. Just you wait. After tonight, he won''t be able to live


    without me. I''ll pull out all the stops to make him happy. Now get lost."


    Watching Listina''s eager departure, Carol raised an eyebrow.


    She didn''t know why Felix had taken to the bottle tonight. Ever since the Millers'' ordeal, he''d


    be cautious, rarely letting his guard down like this.


    But it did present her with an opportunity.


    She wouldn''t marry Felix, not if she listened to her father. Yet with the wedding imminent, she had to


    do something to ruin it.


    If Felix was so smitten with Listina, could he truly abandon her after a night of passion?


    When the time came, she''d appeal to his emotions and reason. Perhaps then he''d agree to sign the


    rest of the release papers.


    Then she could take Abner and start anew abroad.


    That’s what Carol had nned, and that’s why she forced herself to make this tough call.


    As she drove away from the Miller estate, she felt her heart heavy.


    She hated to admit it, but she hadn''t entirely lost her feelings for Felix.


    But she had to do this. If she couldn''t muster the resolve now, she''d never respect herself.


    She''d hurt herselfst time, only to harden her heart.


    Now, pushing Felix towards Listina''s bed would hurt, but only for a moment.


    It would pass.


    Once abroad, a new life awaited.


    She floored the elerator and sped off into the night.


    Meanwhile, Listina cautiously nudged open the bedroom door.


    The bedsidemp was on, and therey Felix.


    Her pupils contracted with determination—this was her moment.


    Quickly shedding her coat, she revealed her most enticing outfit.


    Someone locked the door from the outside. Smirking triumphantly, Listina knew Carol had to be


    behind it.


    Carol was such a fool to hand her this golden opportunity.


    Taking a deep breath, Listina approached Felix''s side.


    Felix, feeling the heat coursing through him, knew something was off. He''d asked Carol for water—


    where was it?


    "Carol?" he called out; feeling his body burning up, he realized that a woman was closing in.


    Knowing Carol''s body all too well, he instantly sensed this wasn''t her.


    With a shove, he sent the woman tumbling to the floor and found Listina sprawled there, d in little


    more than scraps of fabric.


    Cooling as quickly as he''d heated up, Felix snapped on the light, which flooded the room with


    brightness.


    He was in the right bedroom, but what in the world was Listina doing here?


    As his body screamed for release, his mind wed back to rationality.


    "Listina, what on earth are you doing here?"