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.

maternity tests between my wife and Mrs. Hawkins. Along

others hurriedly examined

them, Tarquin had arranged for several paternity tests from different

tests from private hospitals and legal departments, all stamped with

and Clayton were engulfed in their excitement, momentarily oblivious to

he pulled up a chair, sat down with an unreadable

feel free to

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

ragged, their bodies trembling, hands shaking as they held

faces were paler

were savvy enough to know these documents

worst fear had

Clayton's daughter had returned!

Irene was indeed back!

if someone else presented the evidence. But

situation had completely

returned with that crucial 15%

and hopelessly, without a

was all over for