Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

He wanted to light up a cigarette, but then he remembered how Yvonne always nagged Bernard to quit, even going so far as to

secretly stash away his packs.

After her nudging, Bernard did kick the habit, but when she passed away, he soon found solace in smoking again.

It was through these intimate moments that Fitch never doubted Bernard for a second. Even now, he clung to the hope that

somewhere in the paperwork, he'd find evidence proving Bernard's innocence.

Standing there for a moment, Fitch decided to leave, but then he remembered Bernard mentioning that he could check in on lan

anytime.

Since he was free today and hadn't turned up any new leads, he figured he might as well pay lan a visit.

He called Bernard, "You free? Mind sendinglan's address? I'm gonna swing by."

Bernard raised an eyebrow and reached for the birdseed, feeding the caged bird with a satisfied gleam in his eye.

"Sure thing, I'll text you the details."

"I'm at Yvonne's grave. Today's her anniversary. I saw the roses you left - you're always the first."

Bernard's fingers paused, slowly setting down the birdseed, "She'd probably wantthere early."

devoted to his

glanced at the address on his phone along with Bernard's explicit instructions, "Don't

I'm being watched; can't

got in his car and

a neighborhood where official families lived, and he and lan had

secret lab in such a place. After driving in,

house.

guards.

military talent; they'd congregate in there to host

were rarely allowed in. The address Bernard gave was

the area.

was quickly greeted. Inside, he swapped his shoes in the

much since his

him and lan. Any

and perhaps the

bay window adjacent to the kitchen where Yvonne loved to spend her

for a few minutes before slowly making his way upstairs.

was likely

he saw that three rooms had been merged into one large space where lan

busy examining

and gave him a slight nod when she

way over, Fitch had pondered whether all this was sdark plot by