Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Carol was livid, but she never expected the news to leak to the outside world.

She called Abner, but he didn’t pick up. Opening their chat, she dropped a question mark.

Still no response from Abner. It seemed he wasn’t going to talk to her until she returned. Taking a deep breath, she took away her

phone screen.

After the whole fiasco, the last thing she wanted was to go shopping for clothes.

Meanwhile, Felix hung up the phone, and Nathan appeared behind him, playfully nudging his back.

“Felix, were you chatting up Carol? You guys not planning on calling it quits? What if Listina finds out?”

Felix didn’t reply, and just stared blankly at his phone.

Nathan realized Felix hadn't heard a word he'd said.

“Felix?”

“Hmm?”

Nathan was about to repeat himself but then shook his head, “Forget it, I wouldn't want to break up with her either. That's Ms.

Miller we're talking about. I could stare at that face for a decade and not get bored.”

Listina’s birthday; you got her present

“Yeah.”

were short as he pocketed his

there was nothing more to say, so he waved goodbye, “Hitup tomorrow. I'll cover with you to see

birthday together. I've got a gift for her,

“Sure.”

entered Listina’s hospital room. Listina was sitting on the bed, looking pale. She had been

moments before.

can head out. Just cwith Nathan tomorrow; he mentioned

“Alright, rest up.”

and ruffled her hair softly. Listina didn’t say much,

few more instructions before leaving, planning to go straight to his apartment. But Carol

called her, but she didn’t answer. He even wondered if she had decided to

status as Ms. Miller.

his phone buzzed with a photo

the life you're

to this kind of work; in

shot through Felix’s heart as if he'd been stabbed. He put away his

supermarket where she worked.

another message

sorry about your

draining all the tenderness he had for Carol in an instant. He even found

laughable.

attitude - a flippant apology for four lost lives in Abner’s

walked in, looking exhausted but her face