Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 596

"You're doing this on purpose!"

"I'm not."

"You are!"

"I swear I'm not."

"You so are!"

"I..."

Elysia's eyes brimmed with tears, her frustration making her stomp her foot. "You don't even see your mistake, and you're apologizing? If you're not doing it on purpose, then I'm the one who's wrong for being mad, right?!"

"That's not what I meant..."

"Then what do you mean?" She demanded, her eyes red, looking like she might burst into tears any second.

Tarquin felt his nerves fraying, forcing himself to go along with her. "Alright, alright, I admit it, I did it on purpose. Just calm down, please don't be mad."

"I knew you did it on purpose, and you still had the nerve to deny it! You jerk! I don't want to talk to you

quickly added, "I only admitted it so you wouldn't be mad, but honestly,

starting with your excuses again! You just can't

sure if he was angry or just frustrated, his breathing all over the place. He had never felt so suffocated and speechless. Nothing he said was

Tarquin yanked at his tie.

lifting her chin defiantly.

"Just remember what I'm saying, and remember it well. If I ever make you mad again, I'll be a dog! I'll kick my own

Elysia was puzzled.

of his shirt. He finally understood why Keaton always said, you can't reason with a woman when

excuse, and excuses

how do

say you didn't do it on purpose,

and she gets even madder, even wanting to cut

only admitted it to appease her, and she accuses you of making excuses, saying you can't admit you're

Let her

do that; it would break his heart! Today had already taken a toll on

upset her further, unable to reason with her or make her understand, in the end,