Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 217

The two brothers rushed home, barely noticing the sinister gaze that followed them from the shadows.

Cloaked in black, the masked figure whispered eerily, “Naughty boys, never listening, heh, naughty boys, never listening.”

Suddenly, a stray cat emerged from the bushes. With a swift motion, the figure caught it. His hands were pale and elegant, nails clean and fingers slender – clearly not the hands of a laborer.

He caressed the stray cat’s head gently, murmuring, “Naughty ones get punished…”

With a chilling snap, he twisted the cat’s neck, killing it instantly before it could even cry out.

After performing such a brutal act, he tenderly stroked the cat, dug a small grave, and carefully buried it, whispering, “Sleep now, sleep

now…”

That night, Jindale City was hit by a torrential downpour, as if foreshadowing some looming disaster.

Elijah had been discharged and was back at Sunshine Community.

Tarquin stood before his study window, sleepless through the stormy night.

hoping to

woken, and Elysia was

of dishes, some brought over by Heath from the mansion, some cooked by

himself.

scanned the table, frowning at

courier was unavailable today. Please, help

silent, then turned and retreated to his room, locking

his taste. He chose not to eat.

worried, “Elijah seems to have grown accustomed to Ms. Thorne’s cooking. If it’s not by her hand, he refuses

brows furrowed. He was worried about his son but also angry with Elysia for possibly abandoning Elijah, just

help had always been voluntary, and considering

it all up,” he sighed, losing his appetite as

in his study, Lowell

there’s trouble with Ms. Thorne.”

as he asked,

and she’s accusing Ms. Thorne of attempted murder,

a serious