Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 202

“Nobody knows for sure, but ever since the incident, Gideon’s people have been on the hunt for that girl’s brother. I reckon they’re aiming to silence him for good.”

Tarquin furrowed his brows. “Find him and send him to Charlie’s,”

Lowell asked, “To Charlie’s to chip rocks?”

“Better than ending up dead at Gideon’s hands.”

In today’s world, life’s already stacked against the poor. If you’ve got money and power, you’re set. Without it, you’re nothing. Too many have suffered and died in silence, just like that girl!

Lionel’s death was a heavy sin, but why should her brother pay the price?

The darkness in society runs deeper than most folks realize, with only glimpses shown in movies.

Rich brats like Lionel, with their endless dirty deeds, are a dime a dozen!

His death should be a cause for celebration!

That girl’s brother is not a criminal here; he’s a hero!

But Gideon’s clever, using others to do his dirty work. Looks like Tarquin had been too lenient with him lately. Time to crack him down again!

Meanwhile, Elysia returned home and immediately burrowed into her blankets, shivering.

She was terrified.

actually killed anyone, the fear

themselves. But when Allegra accused him, he stayed silent.

didn’t he

believed he was

a murderer was enough to terrify her,

what about Allegra’s threats? If she couldn’t cure Elijah, would he turn on her? After all,

filled with hope

wrong for presuming guilt without evidence and the fear

Elijah. But she didn’t go to Elijah’s room directly. She asked Benjamin to deliver it instead, and she kept up with Elijah’s condition through Benjamin.

was clear she was

puzzled, took the food to Elijah’s room and asked Tarquin, “What’s going on

up and asked, “She was here?”

left. Here, she asked me to bring breakfast for

mood soured

“With Elijah’s situation, I thought this might bring you two closer, maybe even patch things up. Why did it only last a day? We’re all in

of us, but that doesn’t mean she feels the same. Stop wasting your time warming up to

was taken aback. “What do you

wouldn’t lump him in with the

everyone can be considered ‘one of us‘. Don’t cheapen