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."

through the driver's shirt. Whenever these two

somber, thick with tension.

to escape this suffocating space

with his chance at hand, he flung the car door open and darted

woman's injuries, he rushed

pretty bad. She needs to get to

an ambulance for her. Have someone stay

Zoey's face. Otherwise,

"Right away, Mr. Brown."

back

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

eyes, adopting an 'out of sight, out of

hospital, and for the duration, her phone, switched off, rang unanswered with calls from Star Movie

days later, Zoey awoke in her hospital bed to find

door swung open as

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

to tell them to leave, but her

the youngest, rubbed her eyes,

happened to you? Do you have any idea? You

was a close call."

shook with sobs, a wave of delayed terror

in a sense their superior, said nothing. He

settling back down.

was unable to voice

forward, taking

overnight, got leave from

to

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