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.

her; it was like a scene from a movie–they attacked me on sight. If it hadn’t been for a kind soul who called the cops, my face might have been

Tarquin just blinked.

I’m terrified she’s going to keep coming after me. She kissed you, and now she thinks you’re into her, she’s gotten cocky! Tarquin, can

too.”

herself on the back for her cunning plan

something, just clear it up. Lowell, get the word out–I have a

Wait, what?

stunned. She had wanted to use this opportunity to move in with Tarquin, not for him to publicly friend–zone

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

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

have to worry about her coming after you over a misunderstanding. Just focus on

she was going to explode

She was infuriated!

up injured and with a severed

top of her lungs, “That bitch! I won’t let

of Nola’s hospital room, he asked