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."

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

somber, thick with tension.

suffocating space but opportunities were

he flung the car door open and

assessing the woman's

bad. She needs to get to

her. Have

the driver hadn't recognized Zoey's

"Right away, Mr. Brown."

turned back

little else she could do. She couldn't

shut her eyes, adopting an

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

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

open as Cornelia

A-list celebrities, their

but her

rubbed her eyes, red-rimmed and

oh my God, what happened to you? Do you have any idea?

was a close call."

sobs, a wave of delayed terror

their superior, said nothing. He checked the IV bag beside the bed

settling back down.

was unable to voice

forward,

back overnight, got leave from

to

a sense of comfort she hadn't felt in a