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 Elysia cleaning

sight soured his mood further, but this time, he managed to keep his cool, albeit barely. Standing at the

mix of confusion and irritation in her expression.

pressed into a thin line, fighting the urge to lash out

watched her for a few seconds, bitterness evident in

"Okay."

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

stubborn as always, refused

blood stains, planning to deal with

the end of the

out his cigarette; he

downstairs?" Elysia offered, her voice calm and gentle,

her warily, "You're not mad

But violence is never the answer. It sets a bad example for the kids,"

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

it comes to it, I'd still take a stand, kids or

adults, not schoolkids. Talk things out instead of throwing punches." Tarquin mumbled, "You hit