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.”

own words, that’s

over, it’s over for good. No second

couldn’t care less about Keaton’s habits. She simply stated, “With Jessamine in your corner, even if he loathes you, 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 two,

Mrs. Huber?

eyes went wide as saucers, her mind reeling

dream so out of reach, yet so desperately coveted.

became Mrs. Huber, well then, who in all of Jindale City

city’s golden boy, and Keaton the runner–up. She’d be the second most esteemed woman

bait, Elysia continued to feed her delusions, “Worst case scenario, even if you can’t capture Mr. 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

transformed, now filled with breathless anticipation.

where it hurt. The reason she loathed Elysia so was that, aside from losing Keaton, she’d become the laughingstock of their circle!

bored, his interest waning. But her? She

her