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.

the final minute approached, lan's gaze

that Oliver, who had gambled everything, was

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

could only manage to move a mere

stopping close by. A pair

It was

but he couldn't even muster the strength to do

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

was merely in his

a brief second, swallowing

on his lips, but his arm fell limp, crashing to the rain-soaked

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

cto confront Robin, driven only

Robin plunged the knife into Oliver's heart, he uttered only one cold

family must not

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family couldn't tolerate Oliver's defiance, and there was no way they

closing his eyes for the last time, Oliver whispered, "Go on,

the distant gunfire and explosions, then turned and walked toward where Maja lay, leaving Oliver's body to

covered by the rubble of the destroyed

reached the entrance to the tunnel,

leave with me, cnow. Those who

few exchanged hesitant glances.

Instead, he strode into the

he had gone. "Mr. Raymond,

family, and having temporarily followed lan's command, returning would mean

with the world outside; it would be a

had the resolve to break free from it all. They only

territory.

Maja close as he moved

face growing darker by the minute.

and to his