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!"

of his shock, he

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

letting Abner find out.

last thing she needed was for Abner to berate her for getting into trouble so late

sighed on the other end of the

with it. I'll make sure they're out of the country

Felix close and shedding tears of worry

started treating Felix's

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

the sour

an hour later, Felix

touch the bandage wrapped around his head but Carol caught his

You just got

an embrace. "Carol, are

freely as she clung to his

was indeed frightened, especially since they had

they find your

bad blood. They've been lurking near

she could just get rid of those men for

looked at her, and suddenly cupped her face, planting a

"Let's break up."

hurt because of her, and now he was talking about breaking

badly. The court won't see it

didn't want to drag her into

more touched,

with her. She can fix this. After all, if I get hauled off by the

They don't want to lose face in front of

him close, Carol didn't notice

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

and that means so much. I

but I'm

earlier

just a

and she knew that such instinctive actions didn't lie. Her

her face deeper in his

comforting her but in reality, he

was the