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.

between my wife and Mr. Hawkins, and here are the maternity tests between my wife and Mrs. Hawkins. Along with these documents, we can

hurriedly examined

had arranged for several paternity

legal departments, all stamped with

Clayton were engulfed in their excitement, momentarily oblivious to the

a chair, sat

anyone has doubts or questions, feel free to ask. I'll

meeting his dark, prating gaze, and quickly looked

bodies trembling, hands

were paler than

savvy enough to know these documents were

fear

Clayton's daughter had returned!

Irene was indeed back!

they could twist facts and deny the truth if someone else presented the evidence. But with Tarquin personally delivering undeniable proof,

had

that crucial 15% shareholding, and

lost, utterly and hopelessly, without a

all