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

remained seated, his lips pressed thin, his facial muscles

of comfort but

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

missing, his wife lost to her own mind, betrayed

for years, only for them to turn against

of the

to turn things around now was for his daughter to

could she? It seemed a

Clayton sent his assistant away and went back to his

by the bed, next to Pamela, his tears falling

treated them like family, and they treat me like

losing Hawkins Sea-freight means it'll be even harder to find our

could she be? I've searched so many places, why can't I find

always been so timid, afraid of the dark! Every time I think of

else's. Will anyone else care for her as we do? What if she encounters someone

okay? Is she still alive? I...

spoke, a

His heart was shattered.