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

to Carol's message

a reply.

the barbecue restaurant? We get fresh ingredients every day,

bring you some, with the manager's blessing. They'd just go to waste otherwise, and

Sometimes there's

read

[Okay, the address is...]

sent it

needed an excuse to visit.

barbecue restaurant's boss was a penny-pincher who'd never let employees take

like Carol were lucky to

of winning Felix over - and

made her believe she could

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

doorstep, her palms were red from carrying

small ads. It was a shaky, frightening ride, and she emerged

with

his door, she knocked; the buzzer had long

had chosen this tdeliberately, guessing Felix hadn't eaten

there in a

stunned by his calm, handspresence before

this is

"It's just a rental."

her own place but clean and

extra points and placed the bags on a nearby

barely enough space for one

inside the bags and

expensive. Your restaurant had

was

shopping habits, once a week to the grocery

carrying bags

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

was the allure for

"Felix, can you cook?"

"l can."