Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Felix took a deep breath and planted a soft kiss on her cheek.

"The lasagna's still in the oven. I'll finish up. You just chill and catch up on your show, and no scratching."

She felt a tingling sensation in her heart, "Okay."

He rose and returned to the kitchen, finalizing dinner for the two of them.

Later that evening, as they nestled into the couch watching a reality TV show, Carol was itching like crazy. She reached up to

scratch her neck, but Felix caught her hand and pressed it down.

She pouted playfully. When he released her hand, she pretended to scratch again. He pressed it down once more.

After five or six rounds of this cat-and-mouse game, even a fool would realize she was doing it on purpose. Felix didn't say a word;

a little teasing was harmless.

After the show, he helped her with her bath. Her face, neck, and back were covered in small, itchy bumps. The medication had

been taken, but its effects hadn't kicked in yet.

Carol wrapped her arms around his waist, playfully splashing water on him, and then tried to hug his neck but he dodged her.

"You've got the breath of a durian."

Her face flushed, and she immediately grabbed the toothbrush to freshen up, forgetting about her injured hand. The pain turned

her face pale.

tightly together, and helped her

neck once again. Felix caught her

let out a gentle laugh. Felix wasn't asleep; he watched the shadows dance

smile

feeling she hadn't known before. She was falling for Felix

her affection only grew. She knew that once Listina's operation was over, it was tto think about breaking

news to Abner.

accept her true identity. She

his chest, "Felix, back when you worked at the BlueSky Bar, did you ever see any of those high-society

guy from the wrong side of the

I knew got caught by her family, ended up

again."

inwardly and quickly shifted

It's not realistic, you know. But the story you told is rare. Most wealthy

getting at

"Let's get ssleep."

was just beginning to probe,

guy. If I were a rich girl, I'd give up everything to be with

with his. This time, however, he pulled away and simply

"Sleep now."

a pang of disappointment, thinking he didn't believe in such fairy tales because

the doctor

for Felix to question her about the money at the hospital, but he never did. He was silent the whole

its potential for

from the hospital.

down, sometimes staying out all night. Carol's hand had healed, but

left her

morning, she