Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

He'd been in the hospital room for half an hour. When he stepped out, he spotted Carol perched on a bench in the corridor, nodding

off with exhaustion.

At the sound of the door, she jerked awake and scurried over to him. As they entered the elevator together, she watched his face

carefully, making sure he wasn't still mad at her. Only then did she slip her arm through his.

"Is Listina awake now? Does that mean you don't have to worry anymore? Can you chevery day now?"

"Carol."

He called her nand clasped her hand, "I don't want to break up with you."

Her eyes sparkled at his words, and she nearly leaped onto his back with joy.

neither, I don't want to break up. Don't mind my dad. He just wantsto be with someone 'matched for marriage’. He even

threatened to cut off my credit card and took back the villa and my car. But I won't give in."

Her eyes shone brightly, and a smile curled on her lips, "Felix, as long as you don't let go of my hand, I'll be by your side forever."

Much later, Carol would recall these words and realize how right Zion was; she had been too young to understand how difficult the

journey of “forever” could be.

She was the only one holding on, while the other seemed to treat it all like a passing joke, a spectator watching her determination.

True to Abner’s word, that very night Carol's bank card was frozen. During her twith Felix, she had barely spent a dime.

hundreds of thousands, now she was

taken seriously; she was often late, which cost her 30 dollars each time. By the end of the month,

less

cut off, she needed to find a way to

was stubborn. Whatever her father forbade, she'd do out of

the core.

childhood, she thought, how hard could it be to earn 500 dollars? Worst case was to do multiple

Felix.

she was so exhausted she hardly had energy left for intimacy with Felix. She was too

the couch and

She'd never worked this hard before, standing all day at the diner and

at a

working two jobs, but why does it feel so exhausting? How have you managed all

a month, facing as much abuse as she did, if not more. How had

opinions while working at the

clothes, she started to care what

a washcloth. She hissed

every day when I got home. Now my dad's taken even that away. He's so

just her skincare; all the luxury items from

friends not to help her

pampered, was now dry from days without cream. She touched her own cheek

serum, no moisturizer. How am I supposed to

fell asleep in his arms. Working two jobs, she was

dinner, she

head in his palm as he sat on the sofa, gazing down at her face. Dark circles had formed under her eyes.

skin, even applying body lotion to her feet

of luxury, and she never neglected