Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Clayton was livid, his anger boiling over.

"All those lessons your folks drummed into you, might as well have been told to a brick wall! You good-for-nothing!"

Carl's face darkened with rage.

"You had the whole highway to yourself, but no, you chose the tightrope. Go ahead, be that way. I've said my piece. I've done my duty as a brother. Just don't come crying to me for help later on! My conscience is clear, and I'm out!"

With a scoff, Carl stood up and left.

The rest followed suit, their egos inflated, eyes filled with resentment and scorn.

"Fine, if you'd rather face the music than enjoy the feast, see you at the shareholders' meeting in three days!"

They seemed to forget, who had been footing their bills all these years?

And who was it that single-handedly founded Hawkins Sea-freight?

They were living off Clayton's hard work, yet now they dared to lord over him!

Greedy and cold-hearted!

wolves

his lips pressed thin, his

to offer some words of comfort but couldn't find the

a man of courage and integrity, loyal and true-hearted. Yet, look where

his wife lost to her own

Hawkins family for years, only for

tale of the farmer and

around now was for his daughter to

It seemed

a while, Clayton sent his assistant away

sat down by the bed, next to

these heartless people... I treated them like family, and they treat me like

but losing Hawkins Sea-freight means it'll be even harder to find our daughter. If

be? I've searched so

Every time

anyone else care for her as we do? What if she encounters someone bad? Without us to

Irene, is she still okay? Is she still alive? I...

a grown man of

His heart was shattered.