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."

her commands, she began fixing her hair and

in a whirlwind

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

the first thing he saw was the bloodstains and shattered ceramics on the floor, causing

"Where's Pamela?!"

foot of the stairs, tears in

in the bedroom, sir. Helen is up there taking care

bothering to change his shoes, Clayton hurried upstairs, asking as

she fine when she

went to Miss's room, but for some reason,

out at us. She didn't just hit us; she harmed herself too.

tightly together, Clayton ascended the stairs

master bedroom door, the first

stood by the bed, wiping away

the heavens show some mercy to Pamela? Losing her daughter was hard enough, and

with his brow furrowed, stepped

at him, a flicker of joy in

feet tall, was once known as

by time spent at a military academy,