Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 154

Elysia steadied herself, her resolve as firm as steel.

If it weren’t for Oriana bringing up Tarquin, she wouldn’t waste another breath on their petty squabbles. She wasn’t afraid of crossing Oriana, but she did fear the backlash from Tarquin.

After all, she was itching for a divorce!

Elysia said, her voice carrying a nonchalant confidence, “Purely by chance, I saved the son of Jessamine Huber, and now, I’m hailed as the Huber family’s savior. Jessamine’s gratitude knows no bounds. That’s why she was so darn nice to me at the mall and took a stand for me and even publicly chastised Keaton. If you don’t believe me, go ahead and investigate.”

Oriana furrowed her brow and asked, “And then what?”

“And then? Well, you know how much Mr. Huber dreads his sister, right? If I go to Jessamine and play up the favor I did for her son, asking her to put in a good word with her brother to give you a chance, do you think she’d refuse?”

“But… Mr. Huber doesn’t like me anymore, and he’s never gotten back with an ex.”

words, that’s

over, it’s over for good. No second

he’ll agree to give it a shot. I’m certain Jessamine can twist her brother’s arm. As for how things pan out between you

Mrs. Huber?

saucers, her mind reeling with

out of reach, yet so desperately

she became Mrs. Huber, well then, who in all of Jindale City could outrank her, save for Tarquin’s

golden boy, and Keaton the runner–up. She’d be the

Huber’s heart and don’t end up as Mrs. Huber, at least you’ll have had a second run. And if things end, they’ll end amicably. Word has it Keaton’s quite the gentleman when breaking things off. Whatever parting gifts he offers won’t be meager, and your reputation will be restored, your stock rising exponentially. Because, let’s face

transformed, now filled with

where it hurt. The reason she loathed Elysia so was that, aside from losing Keaton, she’d become the laughingstock of their circle! She was the only one who got nothing out of a breakup with Keaton! The only one he truly

bored, his interest waning. But her? She was dumped under the worst of

any mention of her name elicited ridicule.