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 them to the

was unconscious, and Carol wasted no tcontacting Abner's assistant, asking him to handle

letting Abner find out.

needed was for Abner to berate her for

the other end of the

it. I'll make sure they're out of the country and never

of relief, holding Felix close and shedding tears of worry as they arrived

started

his eyes closed, resting in her arms, his blood staining her clothes. She felt a bittersweet

sour

hour later,

tried to touch the bandage wrapped around his head but Carol

You just

her into an embrace. "Carol, are

tears flowed freely as she

indeed frightened, especially since they had run into those thugs

they find your

there's been bad blood. They've been

just get rid of those men for

looked at her, and suddenly cupped her

"Let's break up."

hurt because

pretty badly. The court won't

drag her into

more touched,

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

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

didn't notice the look

gaze was distant, and his expression was detached, as he absent-mindedly patted

got hurt for me, and that means

but I'm

earlier carelessness, especially when she

the rock without mercy, and just a bit off could have left Felix brain

protected her, and she knew that such instinctive actions

as she buried her face deeper in

her back, seemingly comforting her but

hospital they were in was the