Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 39

Lowell had been itching to jump out of the car and rescue Elysia, but seeing Gage

knocked out cold, he chilled out.

Peering through the windshield at the disheveled Gage, he couldn’t help but say to Tarquin, That Gage is a real piece of work. I’m embarrassed to even know the guy. What a disgrace!”

Tarquin glanced outside with a flick of his eyelashes and said in a frosty tone,

“If he’s so fond of going au naturel, let him do a streak around Jindale City three times without a stitch on.”

Lowell’s lips twitched at the thought. In this freezing weather, to streak?

Exhilarating.

Serves him right.

If you’re a real man, you don’t mistreat women. What kind of skill is it to use force?

Lowell got out of the car to meet Elysia.

Just as Elysia pushed open the car door and jumped out, frantic to get away, she suddenly saw Lowell and froze.

Having just leaped out of Gage’s car, she was now being forced into Tarquin’s ride.

the back seat; she climbed right into the passenger side. She didn’t want to sit

feared him, not just because she owed him money, but mainly because he would lock her up

the two of

her for the money,

she do when he

he still go after her? Wasn’t he afraid of the Bradfords? Or did he know that Tarquin

at the corner of

move from the enemy, no move from

word from Tarquin, Elysia stayed silent as well. She could feel his gaze fixed on her unshifting since she had

on her scalp from his stare, restless and uneasy. At this point,

but say something!

a word from

got in the car and said

looking good. He hopes we can bring Ms. Thorne to the hospital as soon as we find

urgently at Lowell and said, “The kid’s sick, don’t stress him out.”

at the hospital now, with doctors and nurses around, but the kid’s latched onto you, crying and making a fuss for you.”

to the

Tarquin, waiting for a nod before starting the

the way, Tarquin remained silent, but his gaze never left

that he was acting oddly today. Not a word was one thing, but

sharp, cold, and devoid of