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.

lips pressed tightly together, and

scratching her neck once again. Felix caught

and let out a gentle laugh. Felix wasn't asleep; he

smile curling

before. She was

only grew. She knew that once Listina's operation was

news to Abner.

wouldn't approve, and Felix might not accept her true identity. She

you worked at the BlueSky Bar, did you ever

the wrong side of the tracks? And did they ever find happiness

ended up with a broken arm,

again."

cursed inwardly and quickly shifted

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

getting at and

"Let's get ssleep."

just beginning to

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

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

"Sleep now."

believe in such

went by, and the doctor had

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

refused surgery, fearing the risks despite its potential for success. Carol, learning from past mistakes,

from the hospital.

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

him left her

managed to prepare breakfast every morning, she worried