Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1442

Alicia fell silent.

Keaton’s words hit her right where it hurt.

"I honestly wasn't planning on breaking up with you, but I can’t stand it when someone tries to play little mind games with me."

He gave her a long look before adding, "Since we did date, I’ll give you a heads up—Winona’s not someone you want to mess with. And her best friend? Even worse."

"If you go after Winona, you’re basically making an enemy out of Mrs. Bradford. Don’t say I didn’t warn you."

With that, Keaton made it clear she should leave. He didn’t even bother to offer her a ride to the hospital anymore.

Taking her to the hospital had just been his boyfriend duty. Now that they’d broken up—and not on good terms—he couldn’t care less what happened to her.

Alicia tried clinging to him, but Keaton just shrugged and said,

"My mom’s Winona’s biggest fan. If she finds out you’re here, she’ll probably come over and give you a piece of her mind. And trust me, I won’t stop her."

That did the trick. Alicia, freaked out, didn’t dare waste another second. She left the Bradford Estate with her tail between her legs.

The moment she was outside, she whipped out her phone and called,

“Beatrix, I’m in SO much trouble… *sob sob*…”

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Meanwhile, Keaton wasn’t just sitting around. As soon as Alicia left, he jumped in his car and headed to the hospital to see Winona.

After all, she’d gotten hurt because of him, and he felt guilty about it.

Plus, he genuinely considered Winona a friend.

On his way, he made a quick call.

"Look into Alicia and her friends for me. See if there’s any bad blood with Winona."

After hanging up, he updated his social media: "Single again, folks!"

Only four hours ago, he and Alicia had announced their relationship to the world.

His last post, at 5 a.m., had been: "Meet my girlfriend!"—complete with a cute selfie of the two of them.

Four hours later, they’d split. Possibly the shortest relationship in history.

Naturally, Keaton and Alicia shot straight to the trending topics. The comment section was wild.

People were used to Keaton changing girlfriends like he changed socks, so no one dared criticize him. Instead, all the blame landed on Alicia.

She became the laughingstock of the internet.

"Get over here and explain yourself!"

Netizens were baffled: What did Keaton have to do with Winona’s injury?

Keaton, still driving, hadn’t even seen the message. So everyone flooded Janelle’s inbox for answers.

Janelle didn’t hold back—she spilled the tea with plenty of sarcasm.

Within minutes, everyone knew: Alicia had attacked Winona out of nowhere!

Alicia was the "dog" who’d bitten Winona.

Winona was completely innocent, just a victim.

The internet exploded.

Winona’s fans were furious. Her friends from the industry were furious.

Even several big investors spoke out, publicly condemning Alicia.

Alicia’s career? Over before it began.

She flamed out even faster than a clickbait influencer getting banned.