Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 122

Tarquin shot her a disdainful look, then got straight to the point, “Come over to my place tomorrow.” “Huh?”

“To look after Elijah.”

Elysia blinked and was a bit dazed, “What do you mean?”

Tarquin flicked the ash from his cigarette. The smell mingling with the air made Elysia cough a few times.

Tarquin frowned in annoyance, but he extinguished his cigarette nonetheless.

“Benjamin mentioned you’re versed in child psychology and have some medical skills. You’re already briefed on Elijah’s condition; he has bipolar disorder. From tomorrow, you’re going to start as a nanny and take care of him.”

Despite the many questions still swirling in his head, after using Emmett to interrogate her at the mall today, he no longer doubted her. And with Elijah’s condition worsening, he couldn’t afford to hesitate anymore.

That’s why he had come.

Elysia was stunned upon hearing it.

Was he asking for a favor?

Was this how you ask someone for help?

he was coming to tie

understood his purpose,

Any parent would do whatever it takes to help their kid,

not here to ask you for a favor; I’m here to give

“An order? On what grounds

“Because you owe

a balloon, her bravado suddenly vanishing. The little bit of confidence she had mustered

Didn’t I mention that before? Your girlfriend started it by hitting my son, and he only scratched your car in

bother to clarify his relationship with Nola, simply stating, “If someone hit your son, take it up with them. Your son damaged my car, so I’m coming to you. If you have a

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glared at him. She wanted to hit

her and continued, “Either pay me back now, or start as a nanny

yet you’re making me choose. Do I even have a choice?!”

tomorrow to

if I refuse?”

get the police involved.”

“You…”

one minute to decide. If

you… Do you even realize