Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Could cousins have gone this far, or was he just out of touch, clueless about what the youth of today were thinking?

"Alright then, no worries, Ms. Miller. I guess I can head back now."

Carol thanked her again, feeling a weight lift from her chest.

She shot Felix a text, just a smug emoji. Felix didn't reply. She figured he was probably tied up for Listina was just out of surgery

and all.

Little did she know, Felix was at the cemetery, paying his respects to Listina's late parents and to his own. He saw Carol's message,

of course, but couldn't be bothered to respond.

All seemed to be wrapping up nicely, or so it should have been. But then Nathan dropped a text bomb on him.

[Carol's so into you now, you could probably ask for the Miller family fortune and she wouldn't blink. I mean, if it wasn't for her

dad's cutthroat takeover of the Geo family's company, you and Listina wouldn't have had it so rough. And when the company

tanked, it crushed your mom, right? Are you really just gonna swindle her out of measly few hundred grand? Sometimes I think

you're cold-hearted; other times, I figure you've got principles.]

Felix mulled over that text, unaware that his relationship with Carol was no longer a secret to Abner.

On his way back from the cemetery, Abner's assistant intercepted him and brought him to a coffee shop right under the towering

Miller Group building, where Abner awaited.

was a kid; the man was the talk of the

yet Felix's mother lay broken at his

face back then. Now, facing

assistant standing by, and slid a check across

Felix's background or motives; if money could fix things, there was no need for further

to walk

at the check lying on the

taking a casual sip of

Carol's one day. Walk away now, and you

and I'll make sure you leave with nothing. Carol's young, spoiled by me. Her affections are fickle; she'll get over

time. Fill in whatever amount you want on the

a pen to Felix, who pushed

with Carol for the

researched her likes and dislikes, set up the whole scenario, all to use her money to save

I'm not

Greenfield? If I cut Carol off financially, she'll ccrawling back, unable

you a second glance, no matter how

would

Miller, you're welcto

frowned, surprised by Felix's

this type many times before; the greediest ones were those who thought they could have

liked them. If she married him, then half of

route, let's see how it plays

up and leaving without another word. Felix sat there, watching him go,

tight line.