Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

She couldn't even be bothered to utter the word "leave"; instead, she turned her head towards the window, pretending he wasn't

there.

Fitch's forehead was reddened from the splash of soup, and his temper, already on a short fuse, was being forcibly contained.

He wanted to explode, but seeing her so much thinner, and remembering the slap from the night before, he swallowed his anger.

"I've left the dog here."

As he finished speaking, Zoey cracked another smile.

"Take your dog and get out."

"Zoey!"

His tone grew stern, his features hardened, but her next words froze him in place.

"Mr. Haskins, are you going to slapagain?"

Fitch stood motionless, something piercing sharply through his heart amidst the dull ache.

He held the dog carrier, suddenly finding himself without a comeback.

To others, Zoey had appeared unhinged the night before, especially after dousing Wendy with boiling water. Without intervention,

who knew what she might have done?

It was a moment of desperation.

He had never been one to hit women.

no defense because, in his heart, Zoey

unscrupulous in her aims.

even believed she had gone to the Haskins' with the intention of entanglement,

idea that Wendy would cin person to snatch Ozzy

have thought, Wendy had indeed done

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to face

"Irrational."

single word, he left with the

grabbed a pack of

dog carrier back to his car, placing

pup was quiet, curled

reason, Fitch lit a cigarette, cracking the window to avoid

two cigarettes, he drove

give the dog away, he was left to care for it himself. The house

wouldn't be an issue.

as he dried his hair, he thought of the way Zoey had looked

for Zoey's expressions before. When bullying her, she was

aggrieved.

in his disbelief, she had looked shocked,

time, he couldn't bear to meet

for the initial fury

his hair, he couldn't

the case of Belinda poisoning Wendy was still under investigation. Belinda had insisted,

to it. But when she heard her man was cheating

should that tramp Zoey have it better? We're both women; shouldn't she suffer

to refuse is laughable. She must be after my man, that bad seed

the start."

madedo it. Everyone would believe it was Zoey, even without evidence. They'd still