Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1744

Keaton was gasping for air, his emotions running wildly out of control.

"He's a player. He doesn't deserve Winona. I have proof."

Everyone remained dead silent.

His sudden intrusion was shocking enough, but hearing him accuse someone else of being a player was truly mind-boggling.

More importantly, what right did he have to call anyone else a player?

Was there a bigger playboy in the world than Keaton Huber?

Before anyone could process the situation, Keaton whipped out his phone and initiated a video call.

The call connected almost instantly, and a young, blonde, blue-eyed Western woman appeared on the screen.

She was young, beautiful, and carried herself with an elegant charm.

She greeted them in slightly accented Mandarin. "Hello."

Keaton replied to her.

"Hello. Take a look at the guy standing in front of me. Is this the man who's been pursuing you?"

He pointed the camera squarely at Shane. The moment the girl saw him, her eyes welled up with tears. Her lips trembled before she finally managed to ask.

"You already have a girlfriend?"

Shane was stunned at first, but a second later, his face flushed red and he lunged to grab the phone.

Keaton dodged with sharp reflexes, holding the phone high out of reach and shouting.

"She's asking if you have a girlfriend. Answer the damn question."

Shane was absolutely livid. He kept swiping for the device, but Keaton kept it elevated and continued to yell.

"Why are you trying to grab the phone now? Do you think hanging up will erase the evidence?"

"You should be explaining yourself to Winona and to this beautiful girl. Tell them why you're two-timing them."

Shane's fury boiled over. "Stay out of my business. Give me the phone."

"Shane!" The girl on the screen suddenly cried out, her voice raspy. "I'll ask you one last time. Do you already have a girlfriend?"

Before she could say a word, Keaton turned his frantic gaze toward Ridley, Caroline, Elysia, and Tarquin.

"You saw it too, right? There is something seriously wrong with Shane. He's complete trash."

"Elysia, you saw it. He just admitted out loud that he loves someone else. He doesn't love Winona at all."

"Tarquin, you witnessed it. Tell me, doesn't a guy like this deserve a beating?"

The entire room remained dead silent.

Shane was completely focused on the girl in the video, but just as he was about to speak again, Keaton abruptly ended the call.

Shane glared at him, but Keaton didn't hesitate for a second. He lunged forward and threw a heavy punch right into Shane's jaw.

"I knew you were bad news the second I saw you. You've got a lot of nerve, you little punk, coming all the way to Jindale to play Winona. Did you think no one would step up and teach you a lesson?"

Shane was already fuming that Keaton had dug into his private life and disturbed the girl he loved.

Getting punched in the face out of nowhere was the final straw. Blind with rage, he tackled Keaton, and a brawl broke out.