Female Novel
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.novelbin
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 yourromance 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 wouldgrow foggy, her feelings for him would intensify swiftly.
It was the classic suspension bridge effect in psychology; a person's heartbeat quickens in a scary situation, and if someone elseis 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 falldeeper 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 thewindows.
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 momentfor 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 analleyway.
Ignoring Carol's incoming call, Felix leaned back, one leg bent.
Alit cigarette hung from his thin lips, his eyelids just as slender.
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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.Felix was a good guy to Listina, but to other women, not so much.
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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 from last 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 to last long."
Only with a few extra pills could he spend the night with Carol.