Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Clutching the family seal ring in his fist, Oliver turned on his heel and walked away without a backward glance.

With a gentle touch, lan brushed Maja's hair from her sweat-dampened forehead as she lay on the ground, lost in a fitful slumber

that even her dreams couldn't soothe.

His heart ached for her, and guilt gnawed at him for not being able to save her mother.

But right now, protecting Maja was his only focus.

He buried his face in the crook of her neck, a rare moment of vulnerability washing over him.

Ever since they had set foot on Forbidden Island, he hadn't dared to rest, working tirelessly to convince Oliver, investigate the

elders’ secrets, and familiarize himself with the treacherous terrain.

He regretted dragging Maja into this mess.

The situation with Patric had spiraled beyond his understanding. He wasn't omnipotent; even he could make a mistake.

"Oliver, you've got ten minutes. If you're not back by then, I'm leaving without you," lan said into his phone, his voice steady but

firm.

"Okay," cthe terse reply.

Oliver was already a good distance away, his figure gradually swallowed by the smoke and chaos of the battlefield.

lan started the ten-minute countdown on his phone, determined to keep his promise to Oliver.

Leaning against the wall, he held Maja tightly in his arms as the seconds ticked by. Seven minutes passed without any sign of

Oliver, causing lan's brow to furrow with concern.

Two more minutes slipped away, and still no Oliver.

final minute approached, lan's gaze was fixed, unblinking on the ticking

didn't know that Oliver, who had gambled everything, was now lying bloodied and broken, his body failing

at the murky sky, Oliver felt raindrops kiss his cheeks. Desperately, he tried to crawl toward the

but could only manage

heavy, a figure approached, stopping close by. A pair of

It was lan's

wanted to shake his head, but he couldn't even

Oliver's chest wound. It was clear there was no saving him. A direct hit to

merely in his

closed his eyes for a brief second, swallowing the

his lips,

felt a newfound contempt for Forbidden Island. It seemed Oliver was the only one who

Island. He shouldn't have cto confront Robin, driven only by

as Robin plunged the knife into Oliver's

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Oliver's defiance, and there was no

his eyes for the last time,

explosions, then turned and walked toward where Maja lay, leaving Oliver's body

the rubble

reached the entrance to the tunnel, the

Maja up, he spoke softly, "Anyone who wants to leave with me, cnow. Those who wish to stay, this is

hesitant glances. "What

reply. Instead, he strode into the depths of the

in the direction he had gone.

the Porter family, and having temporarily followed lan's command,

outside; it would be a fate worse than

were not like Oliver, who had the resolve to break free from it all. They only wished to protect their own small

territory.

back, holding Maja

by the minute. He had expected a smooth operation,

had arrived, and to his