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

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

an hour, almost losing hope for a reply. The notification made

I work at the barbecue restaurant? We get fresh ingredients

They'd

Sometimes there's even

boarded the bus and read

[Okay, the address is...]

it to

but she needed an excuse to

boss was a penny-pincher who'd never let employees take hleftovers;

a few favored longtstaff. Newcomers like Carol were lucky to escape

but the thought of winning Felix over -

and collected - made her

fresh groceries, from meats to veggies,

Felix's doorstep, her palms were red from

plastered with small

with her heart

his door, she knocked; the

tdeliberately, guessing Felix hadn't

opened the door, standing there in a simple white sweater, almost haloed in

was momentarily stunned by his calm, handspresence

this is where you

"It's just a rental."

than her own place but clean and warm. It

him extra points and

space for one person.

looked inside the bags

restaurant had leftovers of

Heard it was imported, sold at a

week to the grocery store, only buying affordable protein like tofu and

always carrying

like him would usually feel inferior, but Felix, when dealing with the high rollers at the BlueSky

That was the allure for

"Felix, can you cook?"

"l can."