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.

Dan over the edge. He slammed his fist into the side table so hard that a bottle of Gatorade toppled off. Manny hovered nearby, looking like he wanted

me they wouldn't

eyes went wide. He'd overheard the whole call, and now it was hitting

after all that drama... how could they

head, thinking back to the chaos at the courthouse this morning. Xander had looked like he'd just walked out of a bar fight-fresh bruises all over his face and neck. No

"Where the hell did everything go

a glare so cold, Manny froze

“Sir, I just—”

"Get out."

bother trying to hide

stammered an apology, and practically sprinted from the room. Now Dan was alone, the

kept replaying

a

than ever, each one

in

Xander. Yvonne.

Yvonne...

of Yvonne and Xander actually getting that marriage certificate

phone and dialed Yvonne without

with her? Had she lost her mind, going through

she actually marry

...

Meanwhile, outside the courthouse...

of

not come begging for help