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.

broke, the rain persisted, and so did he, hoping to catch a glimpse of a familiar

Elijah had woken, and Elysia

assortment of dishes, some brought over by

himself.

the table, frowning at Tarquin.

was unavailable today. Please, help

to his room, locking the

He

worried, “Elijah seems to have grown accustomed to Ms. Thorne’s cooking. If it’s not

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

be angry. Elysia’s help had

sighed,

his study, Lowell called with urgent

trouble with Ms. Thorne.”

forehead creased as he asked, “What

last night. Fingerprints of Ms. Thorne’s eldest son were found on her, and she’s accusing Ms.

was a serious