Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

The first door was busted open, revealing a room with plain furnishings and nothing out of the ordinary.

He moved to the next room's entrance. "Keep breaking them down," he ordered.

What secret could be hidden in this room that Queena guarded it so tightly?

His men were about to swing their tools again when Queena's voice cut through from outside.

"Abner, what in the world are you up to?"

Queena had hurried over, a posse of villagers in tow.

Abner's status in the village was peculiar, and the arrival of the helicopter had sparked a flurry of gossip.

But since last night, rumors had started to circulate that Abner was a big-shot gangster who had wronged many people and was

now hiding out in the village to escape his enemies.

The gossip had reached a fever pitch, and the fearful ones among them started to stir the pot.

"If he's really a fugitive murderer, shouldn't we call the cops?"

"Now his people have clooking for him, and there's a chopper too. We can't stand against that."

"He's always looked too shady to me, not the good guy type. Better we chase him out of our village."

So, someone decided to alert the authorities that an escaped murderer had been spotted in the village.

The county police were on their way, but it would be at least another twenty minutes before they arrived.

Just then, someone ran up, panting, "That Abner is at the Temple family's place! He's smashing doors down."

Upon hearing this, the villagers were enraged and promptly rallied to the Temple residence, indeed finding Abner in the act of

breaking in.

dark with anger. "I saved your life, and now you're wrecking

saw the wary

what you're hiding in there. Besides, since you've

feels off."

crowd began to

not one of us, but Queena is. She grew up here, is the sole doctor in the village, and a darn good one at that.

her a deputy director position, but she turned it down, saying she'd rather treat us all

right here."

to the people here, and now you're

silent, but the

and when he

people are inside. I need to check it

door was

villagers' faces were twisted in anger,

Could his disappearance be related

tell us, did this guy kill your

crowd, his eyes swollen from a night spent

eyes and said, "No, Abner's a good

than someone whacked him

raised you, and now you're siding with an outsider! Are you trying to butter up Abner for

hoping to live

not! Abner's

last night!"

might already be

"No, he's not!"

an outsider like that, you're dishonoring your

with anger,

frowned and gestured

just stood there, crying, too scared