Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Gideon's face turned a stormy shade of dark as he bellowed, "Nonsense! It's Tarquin who's done for!"

"Boss..." his right-hand man stammered, hands trembling as he pulled out his smartphone to show Gideon a video.

It was a video of Gideon, under the influence of hallucinogens, confessing to a murder in a rambling apology.

Gideon's brows knitted together tightly. "What the..."

His confidant lamented, "Someone uploaded this video online, and now it's everywhere. It even made its way to international sites, and the backlash is just as fierce there."

Gideon's breathing became labored, and after a moment, he managed to spit out, "Get it off the trending topics, now!"

"We can't. The video's too popular, and there's someone behind the scenes fueling its spread."

As if fearing Gideon hadn't grasped the gravity of the situation, his confidant cried, "Boss, your reputation's in tatters, even internationally."

to slap some

it! Where's the Bradford Group's PR team? Tell them to

confidant sighed in defeat, "I tried,

hell not? Are they looking to

"Our shares are now in Mr. Thorne's hands. We've got no ties to the Bradford Group anymore, so they're washing their hands of

line! Is pulling a video from the trending list really

Mr. Thorne's not

eyes bulged, "Repayment? For

fake, triggering the penalty clause. He's asking for

ground shake beneath him, "Fake? How could they

"Boss, it's a trap!

restricted area tonight, even descended into the well. Now with Mr.

dropped in

to face Tarquin, "You... you went to

I'll drop your ashes