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!"

driver snapped out of his shock, he reluctantly drove them to the

and Carol wasted no tcontacting Abner's assistant, asking him to handle the situation

letting Abner find out.

she needed was for Abner to berate her for getting into

assistant sighed on the other end of

Carol, I'll deal with it. I'll make

relief, holding Felix close and shedding tears of worry as

immediately started treating Felix's

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

sour pang

an hour later, Felix stirred

wrapped around his head but Carol caught his

just got

dropped his hand and pulled her into an embrace. "Carol, are you okay? You

flowed freely as

indeed frightened, especially since they had run into

they find

bad blood. They've been lurking near

could just get rid of those men

looked at her, and suddenly cupped her face, planting

"Let's break up."

just been hurt because of her, and now he was talking about

beaten three men pretty badly. The court won't see it as self-defense. I might

drag her into his

was even more touched, and she

that wealthy aunt? I'll plead with her. She

the line too. They don't want to lose face in front

didn't notice the look in Felix's

his expression was detached, as he absent-mindedly patted

hurt for me, and that means so much.

but I'm

regretting her earlier carelessness, especially when she saw the bandage

thug had thrown the rock without mercy, and just a bit off could have left

a second thought, Felix had protected her, and she knew that such instinctive

buried her

her back, seemingly comforting her but in reality, he was lost

hospital they were in was the