Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 66

The three little ones were a sight to behold–two of them were spitting images of her boss, Tarquin, as if he’d been shrunk down to pint–size proportions!

But Tarquin was right next door, tucking into his meal. If these were his sons, why weren’t they dining with him?

And the word on the street was that Mr. Bradford had only one son.

Could it be that these two were Tarquin’s secret love children?

The thought made the server’s expression all the more animated, though she dared not pry into Tarquin’s private affairs. To work at the Jindale Grand Hotel meant you knew when to keep your eyes open and your mouth shut.

Noticing Blossom and Elysia’s gaze, she snapped back to reality and stammered an apology, “I’m so sorry, darlings. Your little ones are just so darn cute; I got a bit carried away there. My apologies.”

Her explanation seemed to ease Blossom and Elysia’s concerns. It was a common reaction from those laying eyes on the three munchkins for the first time.

“Can I interest you in our menu?” the server offered.

“We’ll have a look ourselves first.”

dish, and there’s a button right here that connects you to our service team. Just press it and let us know what you need, and we’ll take care of it,” she said with a smile before gracefully exiting the room.

already splurging by eating here, and you had to go for

course, I’m going all out. If those two most expensive private rooms

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playfully chided. “It pains my wallet just to

worry about it. I’m flush with cash; this won’t break the bank. Look out there. Hasn’t Jindale City

couldn’t resist rising to her feet and gazing out the floor–to–ceiling window at the

a dazzling array of lights, towering buildings, and bustling traffic–a testament

2011

Now, she still loved it, but it was no longer her

building new? I don’t remember it from before.”

“Which one?”

on top. Looks like a pearl shining in

That’s the Bradford Group’s new headquarters. Just finished last year, I heard it

aback,

of troubles, too. The Bradford Group was on the brink of disaster, nearly bankrupt. Then, Gideon stepped down, and the grandson, Tarquin,