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.

realized he had no defense because, in his

unscrupulous in her aims.

she had gone to the Haskins' with the intention of entanglement, which had pushed him

that Wendy would cin person to snatch

have thought, Wendy

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to face

"Irrational."

single word, he left with the

a pack of paper towels, wiping

dog carrier back to his car, placing it

pup was quiet, curled up, oblivious to

cracking the window to

cigarettes, he drove back

for it himself. The house was staffed

wouldn't be an issue.

his hair, he thought of the way Zoey had looked at

hadn't cared for Zoey's expressions before. When bullying her, she was

aggrieved.

in his disbelief, she had

the first time, he couldn't bear to meet a

calm, devoid of despair, except for the initial fury of throwing the bowl. That calm

couldn't resist calling the police

the case of Belinda poisoning Wendy was still under investigation. Belinda

her up to it. But when she heard her man was cheating again, she threw

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

fancying her was her good fortune; her daring to refuse is laughable.

the start."

Zoey madedo it. Everyone would believe it was Zoey, even without evidence.