Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 624

Tarquin's brow twitched slightly; indeed, that might just work!

Keith was stubbornly refusing to sell his house? Fine, let's have Elysia move out then!

Keith's role as a teacher to Elliot, Evan, and Emmett was a complicated issue? Easy fix: switch the kids' schools, so Keith would no longer be their teacher!

Without any reason to see Elysia, how could he possibly pursue her?

Mulling over his plan, Tarquin suddenly lashed out and kicked Keaton hard.

Keaton, caught off guard, exclaimed, "What the heck, man?!"

Tarquin sneered at him, "You're slightly better company than a stray dog. I'm outta here."

He snubbed out his cigarette and left, leaving Keaton in disbelief.

Keaton muttered under his breath, "Jerk!"

...

Community, he found

further, but this time, he managed to keep his cool, albeit barely. Standing at the doorway, he frowned deeply and said

glanced at him, a mix of confusion and irritation in her expression. "Give me a

thin line, fighting the urge

a few seconds, bitterness evident in his tone. "I'll wait in the

"Okay."

darkening by the second. Elysia continued her chores, feeling guilty for the chaos that had unfolded because of her, turning a once peaceful home into a disaster zone.

with Keith soon. Keith, stubborn as always, refused to stay in the hospital and wanted to

stains, planning to deal with the rest later, mindful of Tarquin waiting

out, she saw him at the end of

out his

Elysia offered, her voice calm and gentle, surprising Tarquin given their

warily, "You're

over it. But violence is never the answer. It sets a bad example for

of defiance but managed to keep a conciliatory face. "I'll be more mindful, at least

himself, he thought, if it comes to it, I'd still take a stand, kids or no

not schoolkids. Talk things out instead of throwing