Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Tarquin's brows furrowed deeply, his heart aching for her.

No matter where he was or whose territory it was, causing his darling Elysia sorrow was simply unacceptable.

Though he had no prior connections with the Hawkins family, Elysia was Clayton's daughter, which made him Clayton's son-in-law by default!

In his eyes, a son-in-law was as good as a son, and the affairs of the Hawkins family were now his business!

He couldn't care less about the saying "even a mighty dragon cannot suppress a local snake" or about being outnumbered. His guiding principle was simple:

Whatever makes my wife happy, I'll do.

Those who bring joy to his wife were allies.

And those who brought her sorrow were enemies!

Over in Oceanopolis, Helen suddenly received the news that Clayton was on his way home, nearly there.

She immediately ceased her actions, glaring at Pamela who was on the verge of passing out from pain, and ordered the servants,

"Carry her to her bedroom! Leave the mess on the floor for now, and get Dr. White here ASAP."

began fixing her hair and

Clayton arrived in a

informing him that Pamela had suffered another episode, which is why he

the bloodstains and shattered ceramics on the

"Where's Pamela?!"

the foot of the stairs, tears in

bedroom, sir. Helen is

change his shoes, Clayton hurried upstairs, asking as he

all of a sudden? Wasn't she fine when she went to

She returned and, as usual, went to Miss's room, but for some reason, she came rushing down not long after, crying and looking

at us. She didn't just hit us; she harmed herself too. We struggled to get her up to her

Clayton ascended the stairs two

open the master bedroom door, the first thing he saw was

the bed, wiping away tears,

some mercy to Pamela? Losing her daughter was hard enough, and now she's

his brow

him, a

was once known as the most handsome

as a Marine, followed by time spent at a military academy,