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.

massaged his temples, lips pressed tightly together, and helped

resumed her act, scratching her neck once again. Felix caught

wasn't asleep; he watched the shadows dance across the room

laughter, a smile curling on

known before. She was falling for Felix even more,

knew that once Listina's operation was over,

news to Abner.

and Felix might not accept her true identity. She had

the BlueSky Bar, did you ever see any of those high-society girls fall

the

caught by her family, ended up with a broken arm, and was shipped off

again."

cursed inwardly and quickly shifted the

story you told is rare. Most wealthy families have

what she was getting at and

"Let's get ssleep."

couldn't sleep; she was just beginning to probe, and

seriously, you're such a great guy. If I were a rich girl,

her sentence, she instinctively intertwined her fingers with his. This time, however, he pulled away

"Sleep now."

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

the

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

for success. Carol, learning from past mistakes, kept

from the hospital.

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

without him left her tossing and turning

morning, she worried about