Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 10

Moreover, Lowell had checked them out; they were just an average family of four and were unlikely to pose any real threat to him.

It was all in his head.

Tarquin’s guard came down, and with it, his interest in Elysia waned.

“Handle it, Lowell,” he instructed, his attention shifting back to the texts on his phone and left

her aside.

Lowell produced the compensation agreement they had prepared earlier, “Miss, since you’ve admitted the kid is yours, and with the evidence we have, it’s time to pay up.”

Raising a kid alone is tough, but it’s no excuse to get off scot–free.

Tarquin wasn’t some kindhearted philanthropist who’d let a multimillion–dollar car get trashed without demanding restitution.

The parents should be responsible for kids‘ misdeeds, and that was the price she should pay as the mother of her undereducated kid.

Elysia’s face tensed. She believed Evan wouldn’t cause trouble for no reason, but wrecking someone’s car was indeed his fault.

Elysia asked sheepishly, “How much does he want?”

“Fifty million.”

up several octaves, “Fifty million? Is he out of his

was taken

looked up, “If you don’t want to settle this privately, we can always call the

police!” Elysia blurted out quickly.

surely take her in as

worth fifty

the current market value for that model.”

bill Lowell offered and glanced at it, her lips

and I can pay, but I

alone and looked at

coldly, “How much can you pay?”

stammered, “5… 500,

Lowell were

to five hundred, she

Tarquin stood up to leave, clearly not interested in

Elysia panicked, “Wait!”

stop or turn back.

steeled herself, and blurted out, “You want money? Fine, but take

froze, confused, “What?”

Your jacket, your

and everyone else