NovelEnglishFelix 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 from last 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 into laughter.
"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 the last 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.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt was the classic 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 accelerated 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 handsman, 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 halone.
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 flared up, fiercer than before.
She immediately called Felix, who was now at Nathan's company, the two enjoying a rare simultaneous break, smoking in an
alleyway.
Ignoring Carol's incoming call, Felix leaned back, one leg bent.
A lit cigarette hung from his thin lips, his eyelids just as slender.
The ringing persisted, and Nathan quipped, "Not gonna pick up? That's Ms. Miller ringing you up, right? You even set a special
ringtone for her?"
"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.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmFelix was a good guy to Listina, but to other women, not so much.
Plus, the Millers owed the Geos and the Browns. If Abner hadn't stepped in, Listina and Nathan would have been left with nothing.
Carol, the daughter of the man responsible for their plight, had basked in glory. It was tfor her to pay her dues.
Felix loosened the top button of his shirt and exhaled a plof 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 from last time?"
"Dude, | gave you a whole bottle, didn't I? Don't tellyou've wolfed it all down?"
"Nah, but it doesn't seem to last long."
Only with a few extra pills could he spend the night with Carol.
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