Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 58

Chapter 58

“He’s not giving you now but he’ll give it later. And you will know the deals when he gets you to talk about the terms and let you see Elijah.” Gideon said.

Elysia was left utterly baffled. And then her confusion only deepened. For Gideon had suddenly produced a wad of cash and placed it before her.

“Consider this a little token for our first meeting.” He said.

Elysia gaped, “What on earth are you getting at? I have no idea what you’re up to.”

Gideon continued as though he hadn’t heard her, “Let’s keep our little encounter between us for now. I’ll be in touch.”

With that, he stood up and left.

Elysia hurried after him, only to be stopped by his bodyguard. Frantic, she pleaded, “I don’t know him, and I don’t understand anything he said. I can’t take this money! Please, let me

return it to him.”

But the bodyguard remained unmoved, blocking the doorway.

Only when Gideon’s car had pulled away did the bodyguard step aside, then climbed into another car and followed suit.

was flummoxed. For now, all she could do was return to the café to count the cash. A whole hundred

about to thump out of

she given so much

Concerned about the stranger who’d come to see Elysia, she’d followed along and had been waiting

came in.

old man want with

her head, “I

didn’t say

money toward Blossom, “Look, this is what he gave me.”

he give it to you? You’re

Elysia was a foster daughter in the Thorne family.

head, “I told you, since I’ve been back, I met a

20.08

For a moment, I thought he might be Eliot’s real dad, but I wasn’t sure. A lot

back to hold the man accountable and

He said that guy would pay me, so he’d give

does that

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