Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

The driver kept his eyes on the road, occasionally glancing at the rearview mirror to observe the tense standoff in the backseat.

It was a familiar scene - tensions boiling over to the point where knives were sometimes drawn. He swallowed hard, feeling that

this high-stress job would be the death of him.

He remembered first seeing Felix at the Miller Group. President Miller had made it clear he didn't want Felix dating his daughter. So

Ms. Miller had Felix start as a grass-roots employee, but the guy was a standout.

Standout was an understatement. Within a month, Felix's boss had promoted him, breaking all the usual protocols. Looking back, it

all seemed like a whirlwind, happening far too quickly.

Zoey, slumped in the passenger seat, stirred uncomfortably in her sleep, her head thumping against the windowpane with a soft

whimper of pain.

The car pulled up outside her apartment, and someone was already there to help her inside. Wilma had been dropped off earlier;

Mr. Colby was only interested in her, but he wouldn't dare mess with a top-tier celebrity like Wilma.

Zoey was a nobody; no fans to raise a fuss if she was wronged.

Being supported into her place, Zoey felt the room spin. She hadn't even managed to greet Carol.

In the bathroom, she tried to vomit but nothing cup.

Catching her reflection, she was startled by her gaunt appearance, only now realizing how much weight she'd lost.

still burning through her system. She curled

deep sleep.

day with a pounding headache and a stabbing pain in her stomach, Zoey forced

heading to the office.

car endorsement and send the

hadn't settled on a

decided

contract reached the

resigned man's promises meant nothing. Zoey was frustrated. She'd drunk the wine,

of Star Movie Group, any scandal, whether Mr. Colby had

in the

night and sent it to the current president of the

division.

recording featured her and Mr. Colby's conversation - Colby promising the endorsement if she drank with

was swift, "Sorry, Zoey. Mr. Colby was let go for personal

to compete

Colby had been fired a day later, the

slowly. The pain in her stomach persisted. Her

it was the

wishes to see you. The Bennitt family won't pursue the poisoning incident. If you post

released without charges."

had subsided. The Bennitt family's dropping the matter was in

wouldn't keep dragging Wendy through

up and then started vomiting into the trash can beside

eaten enough to bring

a call from an unknown number cthrough. It

out. You should

voice made Zoey's stomach churn. She popped an antacid