Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Carol clutched her cardigan with shaking hands, her heart pounding in the aftermath of the bloody spectacle that unfolded before

her.

Felix, her boyfriend, had been brutal and swift, knocking the assailant unconscious with a few well-placed punches before turning

his attention to her.

Her face was a mask of shock and fear, but that shifted quickly to alarm as she saw Felix sprint towards her.

"Watch out!"

She barely managed to utter those words when he shielded her in his embrace, taking the fall as a rock meant for Carol's head

struck his own.

Pain flashed across Felix's face as he frowned and kicked away the man who had thrown the rock.

The man lay on the ground, howling in pain, his eyes wide with disbelief.

"Felix, do you even realize what you're doing? Why are you protecting her?"

Carol, seeing Felix move to confront the man again, panicked and pulled him back.

"Stop, Felix, please. I'm okay, really. Let's not make this any worse."

She had seen Felix in fights before, where he always seemed in control, but tonight he seemed desperate.

The man tried to speak again but was silenced as Felix's cold boot connected with his chin, dislocating his jaw with a sickening

crack.

Felix's eyes were dark with anger, blood trickling from a wound on his head.

Carol felt a wave of distress wash over her; she was the reason he was hurt.

Trembling and scared, she quickly turned to the taxi driver who was still in a daze nearby.

"Call an ambulance, now!"

shock, he reluctantly drove

Abner's assistant, asking him to handle the situation quietly,

letting Abner find out.

for Abner to berate her for getting into

sighed on the other end

it. I'll make sure they're out

Felix close and shedding tears of worry as they arrived

doctors immediately started treating Felix's

his blood staining her clothes. She felt a bittersweet mixture of

the sour

later, Felix

to touch the bandage wrapped around his head but Carol caught his

You just

dropped his hand and pulled her into an embrace. "Carol, are

as she clung to his

was indeed frightened, especially since they had run into those

they find

bad blood. They've

wishing she could just get rid of those men

her

"Let's break up."

lurch. He had just been hurt because of her,

court won't see it as self-defense. I

to drag her

more touched, and

remember I have that wealthy aunt? I'll plead with her. She can fix this. After all, if I get hauled off by

They don't want to lose face in front

notice the look in Felix's

distant, and his expression was

and that means so much. I really like you. I

I'm serious

earlier carelessness, especially when

had thrown the rock without mercy, and just a

second thought, Felix had protected her, and she knew that such instinctive actions didn't lie.

her

comforting her but in reality, he was lost

in was the sone