Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 228

Lowell felt utterly wronged “You didn’t even give me a chance.”

“And you… you think you’re in the right now?”

Lowell remained silent. Justice lies in the heart of the beholder. Right now, he might be feeling wronged, but he won’t say it out loud. On the other end of the phone, Elysia was all ears. She knew he didn’t know about the food.

So, her little rant earlier… wasn’t unjustified after all!

And it was him who didn’t give a proper ear to the matter. Not letting Lowell finish his piece, that’s on him!

“You…”

They both started at the same time.

Elysia pouted, “You go first.”

Tarquin explained, “I didn’t know you made Elijah food.”

“Oh.” The response was cold.

Tarquin was silent, the tension thick in the air.

Lowell, ever the peacemaker, chimed in, “Ms. Thorne, is the food still up for grabs? If so, Tarin and I can swing by and pick it up. We’re free.”

Elysia retorted, “You come alone. I don’t want to see him.”

Lowell was taken aback. “Ah?”

him annoys

teeth in

alright, I’ll head over now. I’ll call

hung up.

Given Tarquin’s current mood, dark and stormy, it

He hasn’t been eating well these days,

go.”

down his computer, stood up, and donned his jacket.

good day. How about we take a break? The team’s

be day

agreed, “Give them two days off.

“Right on.”

spread like wildfire among

that phone call that sweet–talked Mr. Bradford into a good mood?”

heard a woman’s voice! Was it, Lowell?”

“Eavesdropping on the boss’s calls now, are we? Looking for trouble?”

to overhear by chance. So… it was that lady on the phone

tacit acknowledgment,

Mr. Bradford is

that caught his eye? She must be a real

in love. They say men in

suddenly opened, and Tarquin

quickly returning to their desks as if

to the elevator without a