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.

the man was the talk of the town, triumphant

flocked to him, yet Felix's mother lay broken at

then. Now, facing Abner again,

and slid a check across the table,

motives; if money could fix

to walk away

check lying on the cold

patient, taking a casual sip of his

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

Carol's young, spoiled by me. Her affections are fickle; she'll get over

no time. Fill in whatever amount you want

assistant respectfully passed a pen

I'm not with Carol for

He'd researched her likes and dislikes, set

of authority in his voice, "You're both young. I'm not asking you; I'm telling you. Do you know

place in Greenfield? If I cut Carol off financially, she'll ccrawling back, unable to handle life without money.

spare you a second glance, no matter how much you

would indeed

Miller, you're welcto

frowned, surprised by Felix's

many times before; the greediest ones were those who thought they could have a piece of the

she married him, then half

this route,

up and leaving without

tight line.