Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1635

He even brought up the need for consent after Winona knocked her out to force a paternity test.

It was proof enough that, deep down, he had no intention of hurting Beatrix and still respected her.

Winona was actually quite curious. What was the real story between him and Beatrix?

After hearing about the situation last night, she had someone look into Beatrix’s background but found no connection between her and Keaton.

What kind of secret was hiding between those two?

The car fell silent. As Winona drove, she glanced at Keaton in the rearview mirror again.

He was staring out the window, his brow slightly furrowed, looking weighed down by his thoughts.

Winona opened her mouth but no sound came out. For a moment, she didn't know what to say to him.

She drove on in silence, sending a quick text to a friend along the way.

About ten minutes later, the car pulled over.

Keaton finally broke from his thoughts and asked, “Why are we stopping?”

Winona replied, “I’m picking up a friend.”

Spotting a handsome young man standing on the sidewalk, Winona rolled down the window and called out, “Hey! Over here!”

The boy saw her and jogged over. “Ms. Newsom.”

“Get in,” Winona said.

The young man opened the door and slid into the passenger seat.

Noticing Keaton and Beatrix in the back, he quickly took off his mask and greeted, “Mr. Huber.”

The boy was around twenty, sunny and handsome, with clear, sharp features.

Keaton’s brow twitched slightly. He ignored the greeting and asked Winona, “Who’s this?”

“A friend of mine,” Winona said.

“What for?” Keaton pressed.

Winona started the car and continued toward the hospital. “He’s here to help me with something.”

Winona couldn’t be bothered with him right now. “No one will think you’re a mute if you just keep your mouth shut!”

…

Beatrix was taken to the room next to Keaton’s, the same one Janelle had stayed in the night before.

Elysia and Tarquin Bradford, hearing the commotion, came over and were surprised to see an unconscious Beatrix.

Elysia stepped forward and asked, “What happened to her?”

Winona told them the truth. “I knocked her out and brought her here. We’re doing a paternity test first.”

Tarquin immediately understood Winona’s plan and called Benjamin Lawson to come over.

Elysia went to Beatrix’s side and checked her pulse. “...She’s definitely pregnant. Single fetus, and both mother and baby are healthy.”

Winona wasn’t surprised; she’d never doubted that Beatrix was pregnant.

She was only curious about one thing: was the baby in Beatrix’s belly really Keaton’s?