Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

The last sliver of sunlight faded away at the horizon, and the atmosphere in the neighborhood grew heavy with tension.

The families, aware of their confinement, dared not make any sudden moves. They all sat in the living room, silently listening to

the negotiations happening outside.

The shouting had ceased, leaving everyone uncertain about what was to come. Their lives were all in the hands of Bernard.

And Bernard, he had lost his mind - or perhaps he had been mad all along.

He found his seat and slowly tapped his fingers on the armrest. When the silence persisted outside, a smirk played on his lips.

He turned to Lingery behind him and said, "Look at these people. The moment their wives and children are in danger, they clam

up. They can't spout their self-righteous drivel anymore. Such hypocrites, aren't they? What makes them any different from me?"

Lingery poured him a cup of tea, "Please, have a drink."

Bernard took a sip before asking, "How's Rachel doing?"

"She got the real lan out, but Dylan didn't fall for it. Thought he'd go after them himself, but he had the Sanders family call a press

conference right away."

"He's somewhat interesting, I'll give him that."

Bernard drank half the cup of tea, his gaze drifting towards the hibernation chamber where Maja lay.

"It's a shame, really. She's pregnant and the data's unstable. Otherwise, she would've been the first one for the experiment."

be of concern, but deep down,

worry, professor. Doctor said the surgery will be done by eleven

ages since he had a good rest,

imminent, he found it even harder to find peace. After years of

and it felt surreal.

in front of a pile of data when Queena questioned her, "Are you sure about injecting

Compound 111 in

holding a syringe without injecting the substance

she pulled out her previous data records, "Is it possible you're misremembering? My

Compound 112."

known as a prodigy within the research base for her

furrowed as she double-checked the doctor's notes. But with evidence of alterations all over

if Sarah herself

expression remained unchanged. With a

apologies. I'll

and he approached with a

nothing. Just a minor

Queena, her face still etched with confusion, while Sarah appeared

Doctor's instructions, and remember not to make these simple

felt Bernard's gaze on her, which made

forever. If

knew how important the experiment

to inject the next compounds, she found discrepancies with her

whispered to Sarah, "Doctor,

what I remember. Could you have made

back those trinkets earlier that day, things seemed off. But Queena's love for lan was too strong, her fear

She beceven more cautious at