Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 17

On the computer screen, bold letters suddenly appeared, screaming for attention,

“Consider this a warning. If you dare to mistreat the lady again, I’ll be back for you! Watch your back, Mr. Bradford.”

The staff at the Bradford Group had their eyes glued to the monitors. Then, as if forgetting that they were in a working place, the office erupted into a frenzy of speculation and gossip.

“Holy smokes, this isn’t just some glitch–it’s a deliberate hack! Who on earth could crack the Bradford Group’s firewall?”

“And they had the nerve to call out Mr. Bradford directly!”

“He said… he also said Mr. Bradford was bullying some young lady!”

Inside the CEO’s office, Tarquin’s icy gaze fixed on his own screen. His lips were a thin line, his complexion dark as a storm cloud.

Lowell felt the tension in the room like a ticking time bomb. Gathering his courage, Lowell attempted to defuse the situation, “Sir, please, calm down. This accusation about bullying a young lady got to be groundless! Everyone knows your character. You…”

re is that woman from yesterday?!” Tarquin’s voice was a cold blade.

Lowell, momentarily confused, realized he was referring to Elysia. He replied hastily, “We… we haven’t located her yet.”

rubbish!” Tarquin’s roar was ground

and trembling like a leaf.

that wears the crown‘ had never

screen. He was determined to find Elysia because he

The only woman he ever

crossed paths with

business, rarely failed him. Yet they

shadows. And the woman named Elysia was also

these were connected, that someone was targeting

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icy tone, “Find her no matter what

the bearer of bad news, but as soon as he’d

and was currently at the gates of Royal Community, demanding a

Community was the upscale neighborhood where Tarquin’s grandfather had set up a home for his wife before he passed away. It was their

“Are you sure it’s her?”

up and tell such a lie to the boss’s face? It’s her, no

before braving a

waiting