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."

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

worry, professor. Doctor said the surgery will be done

It had been ages since he had a good rest, and sleep eluded him

imminent, he found it even harder to find peace.

and it felt surreal.

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

111 in the previous

holding a syringe without injecting the substance into

pulled out her previous data

Compound 112."

prodigy within the research base

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

if Sarah herself had made any

unchanged. With a forced smile, Queena conceded,

it wrong. My apologies. I'll inject Compound

Lingery's attention, and he approached with a questioning

quickly responded, "It's nothing. Just a minor error in

Queena, her face still etched with confusion, while

instructions, and remember not to make these simple mistakes

felt Bernard's gaze on her,

promised to keep her and lan together forever. If

important the experiment

she prepared to inject the next compounds, she found discrepancies with her

Sarah, "Doctor, are

made a mistake, or

things seemed off. But

great. She beceven more cautious at