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

hospital, he finally replied to Carol's message with

waiting an hour, almost losing hope for a reply.

get fresh

manager's blessing. They'd just go to waste otherwise,

Sometimes there's

the bus and read her text, his

[Okay, the address is...]

sent it

dig up his address already, but she needed an excuse to

a penny-pincher who'd never let employees take hleftovers; normally, those

favored longtstaff. Newcomers like Carol were

but the thought of winning Felix

made her believe she could handle

groceries, from meats to veggies, everything one

Felix's doorstep, her palms were

elevator creaked alarmingly, she saw it was plastered with small ads. It

floor with her heart

his door, she knocked; the buzzer

guessing Felix hadn't

a

was momentarily stunned by his calm, handspresence before collecting

this is where

"It's just a rental."

than her own place but clean and

gave him extra points and

barely enough space for one

looked inside the bags and raised

restaurant had leftovers

was imported, sold at a

his shopping habits, once a week to the grocery store, only buying affordable protein

always carrying

guy like him would usually feel inferior, but Felix, when dealing with the

That was the allure for

"Felix, can you cook?"

"l can."