Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1052

“Mr. Hawkins, you're too kind. We only just arrived in Oceanopolis this morning and already we've connected with the Hawkins clan. It feels like fate that we've crossed paths.”

Clayton nodded enthusiastically.

“Absolutely, it's destiny. Just wait until you meet my wife, Ms. Thorne, and the kids. You'll see, their features, they resemble hers so much!”

The Patel brothers nodded in agreement,

“It's uncanny, really. Even though Ms. Thorne looks different from our sister, seeing her is like being transported back to when our sister was in her twenties.”

Tarquin chimed in, “Well, they are her flesh and blood, so of course, they look alike.”

He glanced at his wife, who remained silent, and he chose to do the same.

Clayton sighed, “Alas, my family, the Hawkins, are going through a rough patch. There are folks stirring up trouble, dragging Ms. Thorne into this mess and causing her distress.”

Clayton knew the root of their troubles wasn't just Helen Murphy's viral mishap involving cat litter.

The real issue was Elysia uncovering and exposing the abuse Pamela Patel had endured, with evidence to back it up!

That's why the Murphys were hell-bent on taking Elysia and Evan. Once in their grasp, mother and son would undoubtedly face a severe beating.

Moreover, the Murphys planned to use Evan as leverage to force Elysia into destroying the evidence and retracting her statements.

“It's all because of me... Ms. Thorne is suffering,” Clayton lamented with guilt.

Elysia quickly asserted, “My troubles aren't because of you, but because of them!”

Elliot furrowed his brow, “Daddy, the Murphy family, they're bullying Mommy and Evan!”

Evan raised his voice in complaint,

“It's them! They're the villains! Daddy, they want to take me and mommy away, they're out to settle scores with us! Daddy, you have to stop them!”

Tarquin's gaze sharpened, cutting through the air towards the Murphys.