Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

As lan and Oliver were left alone, the tension in the room was palpable.

Ralap, a man known for his caution, had stationed guards outside of lan's dwelling since the night before.

It was a charade of protection that thinly veiled his true intentions—surveillance. Ralap was after the medicine, a valuable

commodity in their cutthroat world. Now that it was gone, his unease was evident, yet he knew better than to lay a finger on lan.

As soon as the door closed, Oliver stood up, and brushed off the invisible dust from his jeans in a gesture of readiness.

"So, lan, when are we making our move?" he asked, the casual tone belying the gravity of their situation.

lan's gaze drifted toward the window; dusk was only a few hours away. He had deliberately leaked his location to the hounds who

were baying for his blood. It didn't take a genius to figure out they were under K's command.

K's influence seemed to have spread even here. Undoubtedly, K was holding back for sreason—if not, they would have been

wiped off the map with a single bomb, rather than this elaborate hunt within the island's confines.

But tonight, K's men would come. And when they did, amidst the clash with Ralap's forces, lan and Oliver would slip away to find

Maja.

Oliver didn't wait for an answer; he knew the pattern of their conversations well enough. Together, they silently bid their time.

Two hours later, the calm was shattered by the distant sound of gunfire. Ralap sat erect in the parlor, sipping his tea. Upon hearing

the shots, he turned to his most trusted aide.

"Go check what's happening."

But before the aide could move, the sporadic gunfire turned into a cacophony of chaos.

"Boss, I'll cover you. We need to get out of here," the aide insisted as Ralap's expression soured. Had his enemies dared to

Middle Island

gall to cause such a ruckus on Middle Island?" Ralap

families.

to the resources of Inner Island's ruling families. They had to eradicate

they planned for lan.

"Understood, boss."

him we have an urgent

families. Quentin was much more than a collaborator like BLACK to them;

Forbidden Island's surveillance, and therefore he was privy to

Elder set the rules that governed Forbidden Island for centuries, and his word was

stake, they turned to him for

K's men had made their move.

assault was launched in the Forbidden Island, which was a blatant disregard for all the island's

into him?" Quentin mused darkly,

island forces, and eliminate

take things this far, Quentin was

At least thirty have been sighted so far,"

Quentin noted. "Find out if anything else has happened

Elder."

it was likely that K's men had seized

well.

fight. I want to see if K has

ships lay in

watched helicopters swarm

pass by for days, so

island, he would make it escaping the international

lan, and the Holy Daughter. His agents at the

upon her trail, and

couldn't destroy the island—not yet. He wanted to see her, to facilitate

was too consumed

those

into the warm and gentle mask he wore