Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1397

Elijah was hiccuping through his tears.

"I don’t like Punikon. He’s always messing with my stuff, and he calls me ‘Little Mute.’"

"Today he tried to force me to talk to him. I wouldn’t, so he got mad and tried to hit me. He knows karate, and neither Emmett nor I could fight him off."

Emmett piped up, "I don’t like him either. He’s just mean!"

Baby wailed, "He… he knows about my bunny. He said he’d kill my bunny and make soup out of it. Waaaah…"

Evan clenched his tiny fists.

"I’ve never liked that kid. He’s always flipping me off and trying to start a fight. I’ve ignored it, but today he hit Elijah and Emmett. I’m done letting it go!"

Elliot looked serious. He hadn’t been in the classroom when the fight happened, otherwise none of this would’ve gone down.

But he knew Punikon started it.

"Mom, I asked around. Everyone in class said it was Punikon who threw the first punch. He even threatened to poke Elijah’s eyes out!"

Elysia’s brows knitted together as her breathing grew shaky, chest heaving with anger.

Who was the real troublemaker here?!

Suddenly, chaos erupted outside the room. The sharp voice of a woman ripped through the hallway:

"Get them out here! The whole family’s nuts—old and young! My son gets hurt and now you’re all hiding like cowards? Not happening!"

"If the kids are too young for the law, then arrest the parents! Let them do the jail time!"

"I know you’re in there, Evan Thorne’s mom! Don’t you dare hide from me!"

There was no mistaking it—Punikon’s mother was here, and she was gunning straight for Elysia.

Clayton’s face was thunderous.

"That woman doesn’t listen to reason. She doesn’t even understand plain English!"

Pamela’s eyes flashed. "She’s a bad lady!"

Elysia said, "Mom, Dad, watch the kids for me. I’ll handle this."

Elysia’s voice was icy. "Does Punikon have any family members who can actually hold a normal conversation?"

The woman bristled, eyes blazing. "Excuse me? Who are you calling abnormal? Keep running your mouth and see what happens!"

A man by her side shoved past the school security, frowning as he stalked over to Elysia, the dozen muscle-heads falling in behind.

With a thick accent, he said, "I’m Punikon’s dad. What do you people want to do about this?"

Tarquin stepped forward and shielded Elysia.

He glared coldly at the man, the names Punikon, Thyania Dojo, and Bernard spinning through his mind.

After a tense moment, Tarquin finally asked, "Are we handling this privately, or are we making it official?"

The man sneered, eyeing Tarquin’s sharp suit and clearly thinking he was no threat.

"What do you want to do about it?"

Tarquin’s voice was steely. "If you want to settle this privately, let’s take it somewhere else. If you want to make it public, I’ll call the police right now."