Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Lowell and Alden were in tears, their emotions overflowing like a river after a storm.

Philip and the rest of the crowd were gobsmacked, their jaws practically hitting the floor at the scene unfolding before them. After a moment of stunned silence, chaos erupted.

"No way, no way! Irene's been gone for ages, she can't possibly be Irene! It has to be a hoax!"

"Yeah, yeah, you're right! This must be one of Clayton's tricks! He's staging this whole drama just to win!"

"And she didn't even look like this the other day. She must have had plastic surgery to impersonate Irene, trying to mimic Pamela's youthful appearance!"

They were in denial, refusing to believe that Irene was alive and had returned.

After all, if Irene came back with that 15% shareholding, they were doomed, completely and utterly defeated!

Tarquin, with a subtle twitch of his nose, helped the tearful father and daughter to their feet.

Then, casting a frosty glance over the crowd, he signaled Lowell.

Wiping away his tears, Lowell stepped forward with a stack of documents in hand.

Mr. Hawkins, and here are the maternity tests between my wife and Mrs. Hawkins. Along

the others hurriedly examined the paternity

them, Tarquin had arranged for several paternity tests

legal departments, all

engulfed in their excitement,

Tarquin holding the fort, he pulled up a chair, sat down with an unreadable expression, and

doubts or questions, feel free

glanced at him, meeting his dark, prating gaze, and quickly looked

breathing was ragged, their bodies trembling, hands shaking as they

faces were paler than

were savvy enough to

fear

Clayton's daughter had returned!

Irene was indeed back!

the truth if someone else presented the evidence. But

had completely

had returned with that crucial 15% shareholding,

lost, utterly and hopelessly,

was all