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.

wasn't supposed to be

he finally replied to

for a reply. The notification made her eyes

work at the barbecue restaurant? We get

the manager's blessing. They'd

Sometimes there's

boarded the bus and read her text, his

[Okay, the address is...]

it

had her people dig up his address already, but she needed an excuse to visit. And now

a penny-pincher who'd never let

few favored longtstaff. Newcomers like Carol were

the thought of winning Felix over - and considering all

and collected - made her

purchased a variety of fresh groceries, from meats to veggies, everything

her

plastered with small ads. It was a

with her heart

the buzzer had

this tdeliberately, guessing Felix hadn't eaten dinner

there in a simple white sweater,

momentarily stunned by his calm,

this is where you

"It's just a rental."

but cozy space, even smaller than her own place but clean and warm.

and

tiny, barely enough space for one

looked inside the bags

restaurant had

Heard it was imported, sold

his shopping habits, once a week to the grocery store, only buying affordable protein like tofu and eggs. He

always carrying bags with

Felix, when dealing with the high rollers

the allure for

"Felix, can you cook?"

"l can."