Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1289

"You... you need to get up."

Evan stayed on the floor, shaking his head. "Uncle, Bernard told me about everything that happened between the two of you the bad blood, the tough choices. I don't agree with what Bernard did, just like you. But I get where he's coming from."

He took a breath, voice steady. "My mom always says life is like a giant test sheet, full of tricky multiple-choice questions. You only get to pick one answer every time. It's never perfect, but that's life."

"Bernard didn't go after revenge for your wife. He chose to save you instead. I don't think that makes him wrong."

He glanced up, earnest. "But I understand you too. If anyone ever hurt my mom, I'd do anything—I'd rather die than let it go. I'd want revenge too. I wouldn't want to live with that pain."

"So you're not wrong, and Bernard's not wrong either. The ones really at fault are the people who started all this in the first place."

He remembered what his big brother, Elliot, had told him last night. "Elliot says this world is full of impossible choices. You can't win them all. You have to look at things from different angles, not just get stuck on one thing."

but deep down, you're angry at yourself too. You blame Bernard for not avenging your wife, but you're also mad at yourself for not doing it for your own

echoed in his mind. Elliot always gave the

glared at him, eyes red, brow furrowed,

you should know. Bernard didn't go after revenge, not just because of you. It's also because he never found out who the real killer

uncle's eyes flew wide open in disbelief.

to protect you. But after you could take care of yourself, he still didn't go after the killer-because he just didn't know who it

of superhero. He can't do everything. Sometimes, even

years old, his uncle

"Bernard told me himself. He's still investigating. He just didn't want to tell you because he was afraid it would break you. But I

the eye, voice steady. "The real revenge hasn't happened yet. You can't fall apart now. You have to be even stronger. We need to find the killer. We need to get

smile. "And I'll be with you

lips quivering. Evan's eyes were

loss is my loss," he said. "This is a family thing. My dad, my mom,