Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 95

Elysia was shopping on the bustling streets when her phone buzzed with a new message. She was fuming as she clutched her phone and confronted the caller.

“What do you mean he’ll divorce when he feels like it? Can’t he give me a straight answer? Can’t I just see him, have a one–on–one chat, I-”

“Beep, beep, beep…”

Before she could finish her sentence, the call was abruptly ended.

“Son of a gun!”

Elysia was seething, hands on hips, forehead creased in frustration.

It was only when she reached the mall that she remembered to unblock the number for Royal Community and give them a call about the divorce.

Realizing she had blacklisted their number previously, she quickly salvaged the contact from digital oblivion and dialed back.

The news that Tarquin had actually reached out to her last night, even setting up a meeting for today, had sent her over the moon with excitement.

But, as fate would have it, things took a U–turn.

know if Tarquin was ticked off for not getting through to her last night, but

picked up the phone last night, they would have been at the courthouse signing divorce papers by now!

drowned her sorrows in

Elysia’s distress and sidled up. “What’s

sign the divorce papers. Today he

Blossom’s voice spiked

kids were busy at the arcade, and Elysia, not wanting to

it? You two were at each other’s throats, not to mention living apart for years! Him dragging his feet is just low–down dirty! Don’t worry about it. Let’s take him to court! I have a friend who’s a lawyer. If he won’t play

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Evsia’s expression soust

Even if he weren’t at the helm of the Bradford

now Forget about it!

lawyer in their right mind would risk crossing Tarquin for her?

a rock, she wasn’t even

action was off

He made it clear any harassment would be on her

was just

his details I’ll rally my folks and my quest. With two renowned professors and a society lady on our side, how