Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 90

Tarquin couldn’t quite pinpoint whether he wanted her to take care of Elijah or if he was trying to scope out her intentions. So, he paid extra attention to the people and events surrounding her.

“By the way,” Lowell mentioned casually, “Professor Folly’s daughter, Blossom Blythe, Is pretty chummy with Ms. Thorne. Just last night, Ms. Blythe treated Ms. Thorne to dinner and didn’t return home. She checked into the Wheatfield Homestay instead.”

Tarquin’s eyelids flicked up at the mention, his gaze shifting to Lowell. “Professor Folly’s only child?”

“Yeah, I did some digging. Ms. Thorne, Ms. Blossom Blythe, and Ms. Winona Newsom were the inseparable trio back in school. Very tight–knit.”

There was a silence before Tarquin murmured an acknowledgment.

The Blythe couple were two professors he held in high regard. His interest in ancient cultures ran deep, and the Blythes were experts in that field. He had visited them on multiple occasions.

He knew they had an only daughter, but he had never met her, nor did he know her name. He hadn’t expected Elysia to be best friends with the daughter.

“Is Professor Folly still over in Border City?”

The whole team’s gone to Border City. Might be a

haters. They both faced a lot. of backlash online, took a lot of flak. Luckily, the Newsoms

a model student, but who knows if she’s changed? People

time.

thoughts drifted to his wife, and he asked, “No word from

all things considered, I don’t think she’s related to the troubles we’ve had these past few days. If someone was trying to muscle in on our

after you refused to divorce. But

darkened, and he

valid, but if it wasn’t Elysia or his wife,

had arrived for work.

snapped out of his reverie and glanced at Elijah, standing up.

go. Call me

was familiar with Benjamin, so Tarquin was confident that Elijah wouldn’t throw a

spent the night at Elijah’s bedside, reminded him, “You better go get some rest.”