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.

the rain persisted, and so did he, hoping to

Elijah had woken, and Elysia

was laden with an assortment of dishes, some brought over by Heath from the mansion,

himself.

scanned the table, frowning at Tarquin.

Please, help yourself to what’s here,”

turned and retreated to his room, locking the

He chose

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

furrowed. He was worried about his son but also

knew he had no right to be angry. Elysia’s help had always been voluntary, and considering recent events,

it all up,” he sighed, losing his appetite

cigarette in his study, Lowell

trouble with

he asked,

Ms. Thorne’s eldest son were found on her, and

a