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."

might be of concern, but deep down, it was his wife he cared

Doctor said the surgery will be

eyes. It had been ages since he had a

to find peace. After years of plotting, his wish was about to be

and it felt surreal.

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

111 in

was laced with doubt, holding a syringe without injecting the substance into

as she pulled out her previous data records,

Compound 112."

known as a prodigy within the research base for her photographic memory, seldom made

furrowed as she double-checked the doctor's notes. But with evidence

Sarah herself had

at Sarah, whose expression remained unchanged. With a forced smile,

wrong. My apologies. I'll inject Compound 112

attention, and he approached with a questioning tone, "What's going

Just a minor error in

at Queena, her face still etched

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

gaze on

and lan together forever.

the experiment was to

prepared to inject the next compounds, she found

and she whispered to Sarah, "Doctor, are you sure these compounds are correct? They're

made a mistake, or

back those trinkets earlier that day, things seemed off. But Queena's love

great. She beceven more