NovelEnglishAs the nurse passing by caught the scene and hurried over, attempting to defuse the escalating situation, Listina lashed out with
fists and feet, her gaze locking onto Carol with the venom of a viper.
Carol felt a chill crawl up her spine at that piercing stare. Her lips pressed as she glanced at her own bleeding arm. This woman
was truly unhinged, to mark her so deliberately.
"Carol, you wench! What are you so smug about? What are you flaunting? Felix is mine, you hear me? Mine! We've known each
other for years, and | know him better than anyone. Just you wait, you'll get what's coming to you!"
Carol felt her own anger boiling over, her cheeks flushing red.
"Do you even realize the surgeon who operated on you was hired by me? The copay for your surgery was covered by me. Even just
for those two things, you ought to show sgratitude."
"What? Did | beg you for help? Or are you just playing the martyr? You deserve everything you get. | won't thank you. You owe me,
and lettell you, one day you'll be payinga whole lot more. The Millers are all the same; not a decent one among you!"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWith that, Carol's hand swung out, connecting with a sharp slap to Listina's face.
Listina's pupils contracted in disbelief as she touched her cheek, "You dared to hit me?"
Carol's chest heaved with her rapid breaths, her mouth a tight line, "Yes, | hit you. Watch your mouth!"
"You hit me. I'm calling Felix right now. He needs to see just how vile you are!"
She called Felix right away; before it got through, she gazed at Carol with a smug look.
"Oh, Carol, educated Ms. Miller, too bad you're just a fool in my eyes. You just wait and watch as you ruin everything the Miller
family ever had."
Before her voice trailed off, her call connected; she put Felix on speakerphone on purpose.
"Felix, it's me, Listina. Carol hit me; you need to cto the hospital right now. She's gone mad. Felix, | want to see you."
“Listina?”
"Yes, it's me, Felix. Cquickly."
“Okay.”
The line went dead. Carol stood frozen, feeling a cold wave wash over her as something flickered through her mind, elusive and
uncatchable.
Felix arrived fast; to be precise, he chere with alarming speed, less than twenty minutes, suggesting he'd been on his way
even before Listina's call.
He stepped out of the elevator to find Listina and Carol still at odds, surrounded by a gaggle of nurses who had gathered to watch
the . His brow furrowed, voice a bit grim, "What's going on here?"
Listina flung herself into his arms, clutching at his waist, "I just said a few words, and she slapped me, Felix. Look at my swollen
face. | didn't mean it, but how could she hit someone?"
The swelling on Listina's face was evident, proof of Carol's force. But since Listina had started it by tugging on Carol's clothes,
Carol's face remained untouched, making Listina look even more disheveled.
Seeing Listina in Felix's embrace made Carol uncomfortable. Even if they were cousins, their closeness seemed excessive.
Felix didn't push Listina away; instead, he turned his gaze to Carol, "Anything you want to say?"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHis accusatory tone left Carol momentarily speechless. Anger quickly filled her thoughts, and she scoffed, "Why bother saying
anything? She deserved it for her nasty mouth. Had you not shown up, | might have given her a few more."
"Felix, look at her attitude. I've already said that | didn’t mean it. | apologized, and she's still being like this."
Carol grew even more infuriated, her voice laced with sarcasm, "You two embracing like that, anyone would think you're a couple."
Felix was her boyfriend, yet here he stood, holding another woman in his arms.
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