Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 616

"You wouldn't dare."

Dan's voice exploded on the other end of the line.

Xander just grinned wider, sounding almost smug. "Yeah? My wife. Legally."

He kept saying "my wife" over and over, every word making Dan even more furious.

Before Dan could spit out another word, Xander hung up right in his face.

Silence filled the cramped car.

Xander sparked up a cigarette, took a long drag, and finally seemed to relax, like even his lungs could finally breathe easy.

Kyle glanced at him nervously in the rearview mirror. "Mr. Schultz, uh... were you trying to piss off Mr. Murray on purpose?"

Xander snorted. "Damn right. I hope that bastard chokes on it-ah, shit..."

He winced, a fresh cut on his lip pulling painfully.

Kyle blinked. He hadn't realized before that Mr. Schultz could be this petty. Was this all just payback for what happened today?

No, that didn't seem right. There had to be more to the story.

Over at the hospital...

Dan had racked up a few new bruises himself-Xander had caught him off-guard, and he'd never had a chance to defend himself.

his fist into the side table so hard that a bottle of Gatorade

me they wouldn't actually

and now it was hitting

all that drama... how could they have

morning. Xander had looked like he'd just walked out of a bar fight-fresh bruises all

muttered under his breath, "Where the hell did everything

so cold, Manny

“Sir, I just—”

"Get out."

snapped. He didn't bother trying to hide his

stammered an apology, and practically sprinted from the room. Now Dan was alone, the whole hospital room seeming to

replaying the fight

twisting a knife

than ever, each one

knife in

Xander. Yvonne.

Yvonne...

that marriage certificate sent another wave of rage through

and

her? Had she lost her

could she

...

Meanwhile, outside the courthouse...

hail a cab. Of course, it was rush hour, and the line of people

to not