Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem



"Cut you some slack, for your sake," he said with a smirk that was all too confident.

"What the heck did you do?!" I was flabbergasted.

The boss, wearing a smug grin, boasted, "Torturing folks? I'm leagues ahead of you in that game!"

Evan, puzzled, asked, "Why are you helping me?"

"Consider it a welcome gift from your new mentor!"

"What?!"

"Kid, you know the saying: 'Bite off more than you can chew, and you'll be eating out of someone's hand.' I helped you out, so now you owe me."

Evan blinked in disbelief. Owe him? What was this, some kind of trap?

"Hold up, I never asked for your help!"

But before Evan could further protest, his knees buckled suddenly, and before he knew it, he was kneeling on the ground with a thud.

The boss quickly pushed his head forward in a mock bow.

Evan shoved him away, hopping back to his feet, "What are you doing?!"

The boss was practically beaming.

"The initiation's complete. From now on, you're my apprentice! Forget about that old geezer. You're under my wing now!"

Evan was dumbfounded, "Are you out of your mind?!"

The boss threw his head back and laughed heartily, "Haha, avoiding me won't save you. If you won't give me my revenge, I'll just steal your apprentice!"

Evan was at a loss for words. Steal, as in... kill?

"Listen up, from today, you call me 'Master'! You're gonna learn all my tricks! At least two hours a day!"

"I... I'm telling you, I don't accept this!"

"Accept it or not, it's not up to you!"noveldrama

The boss moved swiftly, forcing Evan to retreat.

His punches were fierce and unfamiliar, leaving Evan no choice but to defend himself.

Hidden in the shadows, White watched from behind a tree, tongue-tied.

It seemed his young master was in a tight spot, but this odd old man hadn't hurt him. Should he intervene?

Soon, Tarquin got wind of the situation.

Knowing Evan was a handful with a penchant for trouble, he had assigned a highly skilled bodyguard to keep an eye on him.

The bodyguard might not be a match for Evan, but tracking the young rascal was within his capabilities.

Forcing Evan into mentorship?!

After a moment of contemplation, Tarquin decided to consult Elliot,

"Some weird old man is forcing Evan into mentorship. Do you know anything about this?"

Elliot, caught off-guard, replied, "Mentorship?!"

He was aware of the weird old man but knew nothing about the mentorship.

"Hmm, just got the news. Is Evan safe?"

Elliot pondered, realizing why the old man had been so keen on winning Evan over - it was all for the sake of mentorship!

"It's a strange situation, but he wouldn't harm Evan by making him an apprentice."

"Certainly safe, dad, no need to worry."

Tarquin, narrowing his eyes, inquired further,

"This old man, does he have ties to that mentor of yours from the mountains?"

Elliot glanced at him, seeing right through him,

"If dad's so curious about our mountain life, he should ask mom, not me."

Tarquin was indeed curious about the people who had raised Elliot, Evan, and Emmett in the mountains and their adventures there. "Dad!" Elijah and Baby had arrived.

Charles Patel, sitting in the living room, turned his head toward the door upon hearing Elijah's voice.

His eyes lit up at the sight of Elijah, but he quickly sighed inwardly.

They had agreed, once each of them had found what they were searching for, they would meet.

Now, you've found the mother you've been desperately searching for.

But where is the person your teacher has been searching for all this time?

Elijah, where could she possibly be?!

Everyone says she's gone, but is she truly gone?