Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

The ground sloped upward, a small incline that seemed insurmountable. Perhaps the person who had hit Zoey was still lurking

somewhere up there.

Descending meant navigating through the uneven, pockmarked grass.

Rain had turned the path into a slippery mess.

But Zoey couldn't afford to care—she had to survive. The will to live burned fiercely within her.

Her life had been hard-won; she couldn't let it end so easily.

She dragged herself forward, feeling as if her bones were on the verge of coming apart.

She didn't know how long she crawled. The trail she left behind was tinged with blood, but the rain washed it away.

Tbecan unbearable weight, and eventually, she lost all sense of it, focusing only on crawling a little further, just a little

further.

Cars passed by ahead. She must be nearing the roadside, but she couldn't muster a shout.

All she wanted was for someone to save her.

Anyone would do; she just wanted to live.

In a sleek black car, Carol sat in the back, leaning against the window. Felix sat beside her, while a chauffeur drove them.

Tonight, Felix had decided to play the magnanimous role, offering Carol a chance to get sair.

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Carol's gaze caught the silhouette lying on the ground in the distance, and her brow furrowed.

"Stop the car."

The chauffeur didn't dare to stop, instead shooting a glance at Felix through the rearview mirror.

that Carol's words no longer held sway. The fate of the Miller family rested in the hands of Felix, an

he were displeased, the Millers would be cast out into the

was perusing a document, resting on his knee, his demeanor

once was seemed

he'd always been this heartless, and his previous persona

the chauffeur wouldn't listen to her, Carol turned to

"Stop the car."

the document

you want to

of it? Saving a life is more meritorious

getting her veiled

with a

cto

it amusing how the chauffeur, who once followed the

for the door handle, but the

need to get

unmistakable sign

trembled. It had been over a month since the incident, but seeing his face still made

father's imprisonment had shaken her awake. She realized how blind she

true colors long ago, but she'd mistaken it for playful flirtation, a man's pride, and hadn't

taking over

her father in prison, the remaining Millers lived at the mercy of Felix just to maintain a shred of

fists clenched. "There's a woman lying over

that how you

on the document, his relaxed and breezy tone

to keep calm. She was raised in

pitiable in front of

the most pitiable she'd

Her eyelashes fluttered downward.

"Please."

longer as hard

that moment. Carol saw the change in his expression and knew who it

so-called dear cousin from

a tumor in her brain, and through the Miller