Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 35

An Accident?

Nola’s heart, which had been in her throat, settled back down at the words. It looked like she’d been spot on–Tarquin wasn’t into that woman; it was she who had been throwing herself at Tarquin..

Typical home–wrecker!

Nola began her performance, playing the victim with gusto.

“She must have gotten the wrong idea about us. She came with her goons and roughed me up, and I was this close to being scarred for life,” she sobbed dramatically.

Nola twisted the truth, aiming to tarnish Elysia’s image in Tarquin’s eyes. And maybe, just maybe, Tarquin would feel sorry for herself.

Best case scenario, he’d be so furious he’d break that tramp’s legs!

After everything she’d done for Tarquin, she hadn’t even had the chance to kiss him yet. What right did that bitch have?

“Where were your bodyguards? She attacked you, and they did nothing?” Tarquin asked.

scene from a movie–they attacked me on sight. If it hadn’t been for

Tarquin just blinked.

She kissed you, and now she thinks you’re into her, she’s gotten cocky! Tarquin, can I maybe move in with you for a while? She wouldn’t dare to mess with me there, and I can take care

too.”

for her cunning plan so loudly that even the readers could hear

hassling you because she’s misunderstood something, just clear it up. Lowell, get the word out–I have a strictly platonic relationship with Miss Nola.

Wait, what?

move in with Tarquin, not for him

out she wasn’t Tarquin’s girlfriend, they’d stop treating her with respect.

Interjected, “You don’t have to go to all that trouble, Tarquin…”

don’t have to worry about her coming after you over a misunderstanding. Just focus on getting better,” Tarquin said, then

feeling like she was going to explode with frustration.

it! She was infuriated! Livid!

because of Elysia, she ended up injured and with a severed tie

of her lungs, “That bitch! I won’t

hospital