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.”

several octaves, “Fifty million? Is he out

taken

privately, we can always call the police.” Tarquin was clearly

police!” Elysia blurted

evidence stacked against them, Evan had no leg to stand on. If the police got. involved, they’d surely take her in as the guardian, and if she went to jail,

car’s worth fifty million?” she

current market

Lowell offered and glanced

opposed to settling, and I can pay, but I don’t

decide alone and

coldly, “How much

stammered, “5… 500, maybe?”

Lowell were both speechless.

million to five hundred, she had

Tarquin stood up to leave, clearly not

Elysia panicked, “Wait!”

didn’t stop or

bit her lip, steeled herself, and blurted out, “You want money? Fine,

froze, confused,

your shirt, all of

everyone else were stunned.