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

his ground, chuckling as he saw the wary faces among the villagers

in there. Besides, since you've returned, there've been two funerals

feels off."

the crowd began

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

deputy director position, but she

right here."

and now you're causing trouble with your goons.

the villagers spoke up

hardened, and when he spoke, it

need to check

command, the door was promptly

twisted in anger, and

missing last night. Could

did this guy kill your

eyes swollen from a night spent searching for

and said, "No, Abner's

someone whacked

dad raised you, and now you're siding with

to live off

muttered, "I'm not! Abner's been nothing but kind, he

last night!"

just him playing you. Your dad might already be in trouble, and Abner's a

"No, he's not!"

outsider like that,

was shaking with anger,

gestured to him, "Tobias,

Tobias just stood there, crying, too scared to