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."

Whenever these two were

somber, thick with tension.

longed to escape this suffocating space but

car door

the woman's injuries, he rushed

hurt pretty bad. She needs to get to the

Have someone stay

light, the driver hadn't recognized Zoey's face.

"Right away, Mr. Brown."

turned back to

There was little else she could

eyes, adopting an 'out of sight, out of mind"

duration, her phone, switched off, rang unanswered with calls

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

door swung open as Cornelia hurried

Cornelia and Wilma were now A-list celebrities, their mere presence in a hospital

to leave, but her throat was

the youngest, rubbed her eyes, red-rimmed and

have any idea? You

was a close call."

wave of delayed terror

a sense their superior,

settling back down.

yet she was unable to voice a

stepped forward, taking her

was terrified when I heard. I rushed back overnight, got leave from the director. Don't worry, I'll head back by

blinked to signal her

sense of comfort she hadn't felt in a