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.

in his heart, Zoey was that

unscrupulous in her aims.

to the Haskins' with the

idea that Wendy would cin person to snatch Ozzy

would have thought,

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face further

"Irrational."

word, he left with the dog

the front desk, he grabbed a pack of paper towels, wiping the greasy soup off

carried the dog carrier back to his car, placing it on

curled up, oblivious to

a cigarette, cracking the window

he drove back to

for it

wouldn't be an issue.

as he dried his hair,

her, she was humiliated;

aggrieved.

his disbelief, she

first time, he couldn't bear to meet a woman's gaze; her

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

his hair, he couldn't resist calling the

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

But when she heard her man was cheating again, she

that tramp Zoey have it better?

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

the start."

Zoey madedo it. Everyone would believe it was Zoey, even