Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1214

Winona was totally unfazed.

"Whatever. He's going to find out sooner or later anyway. What's the difference if it's today or tomorrow?"

Elysia and Blossom just exchanged a look. "...."

Later, back in the bedroom, Elysia recapped everything to Tarquin.

Tarquin took it all in stride, pulling her close. "You're still worried about Zane figuring it out? Winona's right-he's going to know eventually.

Winona's just playing dumb to make it easier to get back at them.

She's putting on a show so she can go after Priscilla and Sarah right out in the open.

But even if she wasn't pretending, she wouldn't let them off the hook. She'd just find another way to take her revenge. Nothing to lose sleep over."

Whether Winona was faking or not, whether Zane caught on or not it didn't affect Tarquin's plans at all.

To him, whatever was going on between Winona and Zane was just petty drama. Digging up the whole mess with Zane and Burmalia, now that was the real play.

That was Zane's Achilles' heel. Get leverage there, and you could take him down for good.

out a

so she can slap someone around-it's also her way to sniff out proof that Zane's behind all this. If they really go at it openly, wouldn't it be harder to get

"Nah. Even if things get ugly, she'll just find another

"But if they go head-to-head,

on the forehead, all warmth

Winona showed up on our radar, she was safe. You

Anyone you want to protect, I'll protect for you. Now

warmth at

she'd drifted off, Tarquin sent a

up Tamsin: expect Zane to make his move tonight. Tell her

instantly:

AM, Tarquin's

days—at the first sound, she was wide

"Who is it?"

at

kept his arm around Elysia as he

said Zane made his

sent people to kidnap the illegitimate daughter, and wanted to inject Ridley with something. We've caught

was calm.

expected Zane to go after Ridley's secret daughter-kidnapping her would give Zane leverage to force