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.

slammed his fist into the side table so hard that a bottle of Gatorade toppled off. Manny hovered

they wouldn't actually

call, and

all that drama... how could they have

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

"Where the hell

him a glare so cold, Manny froze

“Sir, I just—”

"Get out."

didn't bother

the room. Now Dan was alone, the whole hospital room seeming to pulse with his

kept replaying the fight

coming twisting a knife

than ever, each one

in his

Xander. Yvonne.

Yvonne...

Xander actually getting that marriage certificate sent another wave

grabbed his phone and dialed Yvonne without

her? Had she lost her mind,

could she actually marry

...

Meanwhile, outside the courthouse...

hour, and the line of people waiting stretched down the block. She was fuming, and Xander was getting

I dare him to not come begging