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!"

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

Carol wasted no tcontacting Abner's assistant, asking

letting Abner find out.

to berate her for getting into

assistant sighed on the other end of

Miss Carol, I'll deal with it. I'll make sure they're out of the country and never

of relief, holding Felix close and shedding tears of worry

immediately started treating Felix's

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

and the sour

hour later, Felix

the bandage wrapped around his head but Carol caught

just

and pulled her into an embrace. "Carol,

flowed freely as she clung to his

especially since they had run

they find your

fight, there's been bad blood. They've

teeth, wishing she could just get rid of those men

suddenly cupped her

"Let's break up."

lurch. He had just been hurt because of her,

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

to drag her into his

was even more touched, and she hugged him

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

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

close, Carol didn't notice the look

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

don't break up with me. You got hurt for me, and that means so much. I really like you. I mean it. I might have been

but I'm

earlier carelessness, especially when she saw the bandage

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 actions didn't

she buried her face deeper in his

gently patted her back, seemingly comforting her but

was the