Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 851

The birthday cake's candles were snuffed out in an instant by a gust of wind!

Gideon Bradford burst into the room, bringing with him the cold fury of a snowstorm, uninvited.

He appeared before Kelsey Blackwood and Phineas Inkster like a specter, an unwelcome surprise in the night.

Phineas, who had never laid eyes on him before, was polite yet guarded,

"Sir, may I help you?"

Gideon ignored the question, his gaze fixed on Kelsey with a disturbing lightness.

Phineas frowned, about to speak, when Gideon blurted out,

"How much for one night?"

Both Phineas and Kelsey were taken aback, confused.

Without waiting for an invitation, Gideon took a seat, squinting at Kelsey, "I'm interested in you. Would fifty thousand be enough for a night? If not, I can offer more."

Phineas and Kelsey were stunned for a moment before Kelsey erupted, "Are you sick?!"

Phineas's anger flared uncontrollably. What sane man would tolerate such blatant disrespect?

He moved to confront Gideon, but Kelsey held him back.

To Kelsey, Gideon seemed like a lunatic; after all, in a society governed by law, who would act so brazenly?

"Just get him out of here, let's not ruin the mood."

Phineas, holding back his anger, attempted to expel the intruder, "You better leave now, or I'm calling the police!"

Gideon didn't even glance at him, continuing his harassment of Kelsey, "It's just one night. Why the fuss? Fifty thousand isn't enough? How about a million? Let's talk. If you refuse, well, you're refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit."

At this, Phineas couldn't contain his fury any longer and lunged at Gideon!

Suddenly, two bodyguards burst through the door.

Phineas, an average man, stood no chance against professional muscle. He took several hits, quickly subdued by the bodyguards.

Kelsey, realizing the gravity of the situation, reached for her phone to call for help.

All he could do was watch helplessly as Kelsey cried, as Gideon forcefully dragged her up, as she was assaulted...

Meanwhile, Quinlan Inkster was playing hide-and-seek with his siblings. He and his sister hid in a closet.

Terrified, he wanted to run to his parents, but his sister covered his mouth, holding him back, silencing him.

Seeing the chaos, one brother tried to save their father, the other their mother.

The eldest brother had his arm broken by a bodyguard on the spot.

The second, after biting Gideon, was grabbed by the throat and smashed against the wall, the violence reminiscent of a predator toying with its prey...

The second brother's head was bloodied, consciousness slipping away as blood streamed down his forehead.

Kelsey screamed, rushing to her son's side, only for Gideon to grab her, tearing her dress in front of Phineas.

Before Phineas's very eyes, she was pinned to a table, her clothes torn off, assaulted from behind.

Kelsey's screams echoed through the studio...