Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 153

Oriana gazed at the shocked expression on Elysia’s face and, assuming she was scared, repeated with a smug look, “Tarquin Bradford!”

Elysia frowned. “What’s your deal with Tarquin?”

“That’s none of your business, but rest assured it’s way closer than whatever you’ve got going with him. I bet you couldn’t even get a seat at Mr. Bradford’s Thanksgiving table.”

Elysia’s his wife, for Pete’s sake!

Elysia mentally snapped back, fuming, but didn’t dare voice her thoughts out loud. After all, their marriage was a secret, bound by a confidentiality agreement.

“Did Tarquin send you to confront me, and to make me confess to framing Gage?” Elysia asked.

Oriana’s brow furrowed; she didn’t dare admit it outright. Although Tarquin’s ties with Nola Slater were special, it was Nola who had sought her out, not Tarquin.

“You don’t need the details. All you need to know is that if you don’t confess, you won’t be leaving here without a scratch today”

Elysia retorted, “So even if I confess, I can’t leave unharmed, right?”

Of course not! Once Elysia confessed, she would suffer even more! This was just the beginning; Oriana hadn’t even started playing hardball yet.

won’t let me go.

and said, “At least if you confess, you might get off a bit

bluffing. If she wasn’t, what was Tarquin’s angle? Was he making trouble for her just because she’d

was the case, Tarquin was nothing but a

and said, “You’re so eager for me to

was suspicious.

want me to confess, it’s not

was wary, “What

recording, a video, whatever you

“Let you

Huber into this? What’s more important for you, hurting me or getting back together

with her hands tied, Elysia had no chance of fighting back. She would only lose out if she tried to force her

mocked, “You think you can get me back with Mr. Huber? Who do you

to reunite you

two!”

person. Mr. Huber might not even remember who I am now, but I have a way

moment of hesitation, Oriana seemed tempted. The lure of returning to Keaton’s side was too