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.

fist into the side table so hard that a bottle

me they

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

all that drama... how could they have gotten

this morning. Xander had looked like he'd just walked out of a bar fight-fresh bruises all over his face and neck. No way those two were headed for a

muttered under his breath, "Where the hell did everything go

a glare so cold, Manny froze

“Sir, I just—”

"Get out."

didn't bother trying to

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

replaying

coming twisting a knife in

than ever, each one

knife in his

Xander. Yvonne.

Yvonne...

that marriage certificate sent another

and dialed Yvonne without

was wrong with her? Had she lost her mind, going

How could she actually

...

Meanwhile, outside the courthouse...

standing on the curb, trying to hail a cab. Of course, it was rush hour, and the line of people waiting stretched down the block. She was fuming,

him to not come begging for help after