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."

already soaked through the driver's shirt. Whenever these two were together, the atmosphere

somber, thick with tension.

escape this suffocating

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

woman's injuries,

bad. She needs to get

for her. Have someone stay with

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

"Right away, Mr. Brown."

turned back to

else she could do. She couldn't even

adopting an 'out

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

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

swung open as Cornelia

Wilma were now A-list celebrities, their mere presence in a hospital enough to cause

but her throat was bandaged tightly, muffling her

rubbed her eyes,

Do you have any idea? You were in critical condition for thirty

was a close call."

body shook with sobs, a wave

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

settling back down.

had many questions, yet she was

stepped forward, taking her

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

to signal her

of comfort she hadn't felt in a long