Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

"Why are you yelling at the kid? Let's go!"

The officer was about to take them away when Claire suddenly rushed over.

"Where are you taking him? Where are you taking my husband?"

Cecil quickly shouted at Claire,

"They're saying I've been abusing you. Tell the cops right now, have I ever laid a hand on you?!"

Claire paused, subconsciously tugging at her clothes, scared her scars would show.

She shook her head, vigorously,

"No, he's never hit me! Officer, you've got it all wrong!"

Elysia couldn't stand it any longer!

She handed Emmett to Blossom, asking her to take Emmett and Evan back inside.

Once the kids were gone, Elysia confronted Claire in front of the officers,

"If he hasn't hit you, then where did those scars come from? And your daughter's injuries?"

just

into things? You're protecting him, disregarding your own safety, and even your daughter's? You're a mother, how can you tolerate

not neglecting my daughter! No one loves my

Elysia mercilessly rebuked her,

it's harm! If you truly loved her, you would stay far away from this man! Let him

big hospital' is just a scam, he's

money left over from last night's hospital visit, he gambled it all

was shocked and turned to look

Cecil clenched his teeth,

her nonsense. They don't want to give us our son back, they're making up lies to frame me. If I go to jail, my

for a few seconds, then turned to

wife, he's never hit me, he hasn't abused me, and he didn't

of our family. If you take him away, what will happen to my daughter and me? Oh, oh,

at her response.

Claire a bit, then took Cecil and Tarquin

wanted some money to take our daughter to King

spare us

belongs to

come after Emmett anymore. Why

if it's for Emmett, can't you just

but why can't you to

spend

didn't want to waste another word