Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

[If you fancy hitting the shops, I'm gto tag along.]

She texted another message, though she knew full well Carol would likely decline.

[No worries, I'm actually doing okay. Maja just rangup too, but she's swamped as usual. Anyway, I've got my own stuff to deal

with here. Gotta go.]

[Alright, you go handle your business.]

Zoey set her phone down, glancing around the office.

She'd been pulling all-nighters for the past two days, and hadn't gone back home, barely taking tto crash in the break room,

freshen up, and change into a clean set of clothes before diving back into the grind.

Now that she had a moment to breathe, her eyes felt like sandpaper.

There was a knock on the door, and in cElvis, clutching a stack of papers. Spotting Zoey still at her desk, his face registered

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"Have you not gone hin two days?"

"Yeah, I've been trying to clear the deck of this month's backlog."

Elvis furrowed his brow with concern, "Zoey, Ms. Pennyfeather didn't expect you to work yourself to the bone like this. By the time

she gets back, you'll be running on fumes."

Zoey didn't respond, standing up with a playful tone, "Fine, I'll head hto rest now. The paperwork I've finished is on the left -

take a gander when you get a chance."

agree so readily and just

headed out - not towards hbut to the local bar. She needed to

about whatever mess Fitch had gotten into; she wanted the lowdown

Miller family were in hot water, having caught wind of it even before the

his number saved, but Tyler obviously didn't have hers, judging

response, "Who's this?"

"Tyler, it's me, Zoey."

Fitch, who

with Fitch since returning stateside. She was the picture of demure

Fitch at every

had been smitten with Fitch for ages. Considering Fitch's general aversion to women,

abroad, faced rejection,

by marriage with Fitch, she'd eagerly rushed back. Besides, Wendy's possessiveness was

knowing Fitch avoided female company gave her a sense of

- no other woman stood

posing as Fitch's girlfriend. Fitch didn't bother

advances.

desired marriage, both the Stapleton family and the Haskins family would offer no objections -

were well-acquainted.

torch for Fitch? Wendy would never pull

can

bar tonight. Mind if I swing by for a chat? There's something

day. She must have hit a dead-end with Fitch - probably got blocked -and

I'm a bit tied up at the moment. Maybe

can wait for you to finish your drink. Is it okay if I just hang

to find out what was going on with Carol. If

she looked up, her eyes flashing with derision.

warned over the phone, she still had the gall to csniffing around. She shot

to dismiss Zoey with

at Fitch to gauge his reaction. But Fitch remained aloof,