Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Carol had been around the block more than a few times, but she had never cacross a guy with Felix's background. It was the

rarity that intrigued her.

The harder Felix played hard to get, the more she found herself unable to let go.

As the old saying goes, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

During the day, she waited tables at a cozy barbecue restaurant, her thoughts drifting constantly to Felix. Her dedication was

unwavering.

Cnightfall, she'd return to her stuapartment to hone her culinary skills. But having never so much as boiled water before,

after three days all she could muster was ketchup spaghetti.

She snapped a picture of her creation and sent it to Felix with a message, [Had dinner yet?]

Felix was at the hospital, too preoccupied to even consider opening her message. He was holding Listina's hand, staring at her

without blinking.

The doctor cin with a grim reminder, "It's quite serious. We only have a 30% chance of success with the surgery. If we could

get an international specialist, the odds could increase to 70%, but it's expensive, and there's a heap of recovery costs to

consider."

The doctor knew Felix, who had been a constant figure at the hospital, sometimes even showing up in the middle of the night. He

knew Felix juggled multiple jobs to make ends meet since his parents had passed. It was a tough situation.

"lI understand, thank you," Felix replied once the doctor had left. He stood up, kissed Listina on the lips, and sighed softly. "I wonder

if you'll blme when you wake up."

But he had to take action, or Listina would die.

supposed to be

the hospital, he finally replied to Carol's message with a

had been waiting an hour, almost losing hope for a reply. The notification made her eyes sparkle and a smile

I work at the barbecue restaurant? We get fresh

with the manager's blessing. They'd just go to waste otherwise, and it could save you a

Sometimes there's even

the bus and read her text, his eyelashes

[Okay, the address is...]

it to

needed an excuse to visit. And

never

longtstaff. Newcomers like Carol were

it before, but the thought of winning Felix over -

cool and collected - made her believe she could

groceries, from

reached Felix's doorstep, her palms were red from

alarmingly, she saw it was plastered with small ads.

floor with

the

had chosen this tdeliberately, guessing

there in a simple white

was momentarily stunned by his calm, handspresence before collecting

is

"It's just a rental."

her own place but clean and warm.

and placed the bags on a nearby

for one person.

the bags and raised an

expensive. Your restaurant

was imported, sold at

a week to the grocery store, only buying affordable

always carrying bags with

but Felix, when dealing with the high rollers at the BlueSky

was the

"Felix, can you cook?"

"l can."