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.

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

he saw the wary faces among

to see what you're hiding in there. Besides, since you've returned, there've been two funerals in the

feels off."

crowd began to defend

us, but Queena is. She grew up here, is the

her a deputy director position, but she turned

right here."

owe your life to the people here, and now you're causing trouble with your goons.

the villagers

when he spoke,

inside. I need to check it out. Break down

his command, the door was

faces were twisted in anger,

last night. Could his disappearance be related

did this guy kill

crowd, his eyes swollen from a

said, "No, Abner's a good

the words left his mouth than someone

Your dad raised you, and now you're siding with an outsider! Are you trying to

hoping to

flushed with humiliation as he muttered, "I'm not! Abner's been nothing

last night!"

him playing you. Your dad might already be in trouble, and

"No, he's not!"

like that, you're dishonoring your

was shaking with anger,

gestured

stood there, crying, too scared