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."

shirt. Whenever these two were together, the atmosphere

somber, thick with tension.

escape this suffocating

at hand, he flung the car door

assessing the woman's injuries, he

woman outside, hurt pretty bad.

ambulance for her. Have

driver hadn't recognized Zoey's

"Right away, Mr. Brown."

back to Carol.

didn't bother to reply. There was little else she could do.

her eyes, adopting an 'out of

the hospital, and for the duration, her phone,

days later, Zoey awoke in her hospital bed to find Elvis and Wilma standing by her

door swung open as Cornelia hurried

now A-list celebrities, their mere presence in

her throat was bandaged tightly, muffling

her eyes, red-rimmed and

have any idea? You

was a close call."

wave

their agent and in a sense their superior, said nothing. He checked the IV bag beside the

settling back down.

had many questions, yet she was unable to voice

forward, taking her

I rushed back overnight, got leave from the director. Don't worry, I'll

blinked to signal her

sense of comfort she