Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Rain continued to patter against the pavement outside as the car cto a standstill.

The silence within the vehicle was palpable, and Carol knew all too well that her pleas had yet to satisfy Felix.

Her fingernails dug deep into her palms as she lifted her gaze, a strained smile playing on her lips.

"Mr. Brown, shall I get down on my knees for you?"

Her words were laced with jest, yet they sent a shiver through Felix's eyelashes.

Their eyes clashed for the first tin over a month, the sole moment of direct contact in a sea of deliberate avoidance.

At all other times, Carol's gaze never lingered on him.

"You're welcto try," he dared her.

Carol remained silent, keenly aware of Felix's machinations. The depths of his cunning were profoundly unsettling.

Bending her knees, she was ready to kneel without hesitation when he abruptly grasped her wrist.

"Carol, where's your pride?" he taunted.

A genuine laugh burst forth from her, so close to tears it nearly broke her.

"Mr. Brown, what a thing to say. It's not like I've never knelt before."

Felix didn't respond, an irritable mood taking hold as he turned to the driver.

"Go check outside."

the driver's shirt. Whenever these

somber, thick with tension.

to escape this suffocating space

hand, he flung the car door

the woman's injuries, he rushed

a woman outside, hurt pretty bad. She needs to get to the

an ambulance for her. Have

hadn't recognized Zoey's face. Otherwise, he wouldn't have failed to

"Right away, Mr. Brown."

back

bother to reply. There was little else she could do. She couldn't even save

simply shut her eyes, adopting an 'out

the duration, her phone, switched

bed to find Elvis

open

now A-list celebrities, their mere presence in

to leave, but her throat was

her

God, what happened to you? Do you have any idea? You were in critical condition for thirty hours. The doctors said

was a close call."

sobs, a wave of delayed terror

most composed as their agent and in a sense their superior,

settling back down.

had many questions, yet she was unable to voice

forward, taking her

got leave from the

blinked to signal

trio's presence brought her a sense of comfort she hadn't felt in a