Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1440

Elysia hung up without another word.

Winona shook her head. "Why are you so mad at Mr. Bradford? He didn’t do anything wrong. Poor guy’s totally innocent."

Elysia was fuming.

"Innocent? Not even close. He and Keaton are thick as thieves—if Keaton messes up, Bradford’s guilty by association!"

She knew Keaton was getting the short end of the stick, but this whole mess started with him!

Alicia was his plus-one—his responsibility, period!

While Elysia and Winona climbed into the ambulance, meanwhile, the two “drama magnets” were on the phone with each other.

Drama Magnet #1: Tarquin.

"I just called Elysia. She didn’t say much, but she’s furious. What the hell happened?!"

Drama Magnet #2: Keaton.

"Don’t even get me started. I just started dating someone new and she—"

Tarquin cut him off, voice icy.

"I don’t care how you fix this, but you better sort it. I’ll tell you right now: if my wife bans me from hanging out with you over this, we’re done."

Keaton: "Aw, come on—"

"And before we’re done, I’m kicking your ass!"

Tarquin hung up before Keaton could answer.

Keaton just stared at his phone. "…Seriously?"

Before he could process, Janelle’s number lit up his screen. She sounded frantic.

"I just heard Winona’s at the hospital! She hurt her head, needed stitches—what the hell happened?"

Keaton sighed. "It’s… complicated."

Janelle snapped, "What do you mean, ‘complicated’?"

"I mean, it’s not something I can explain in a sentence or two."

"Put Winona on the phone. I’ll ask her myself."

"Then why? Was she hurt because of you? Keaton, did you get yourself a new girlfriend again?!"

"It’s all a big misunderstanding."

Something clicked for Janelle, and she exploded.

"Keaton, you ungrateful brat! You’re going to drive me insane!"

"Mom—please, just let me explain—"

"I don’t want to hear it!"

"Mom—"

"Don’t call me Mom! I don’t have a son like you!"

The line went dead. Janelle had hung up.

Keaton stared at his phone, defeated.

A minute ago she was calling him her darling boy, now she’s disowned him. Figures—Janelle’s always loved Winona more!