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.

you won’t

her and said, “At least if you confess, you

glared back, unsure whether Oriana was bluffing. If she wasn’t, what was Tarquin’s angle? Was

the case, Tarquin was nothing

her gaze calculating, and said, “You’re so eager for me to confess because you’ve got a mission, right?

Oriana was

it’s not impossible.

wary, “What conditions?”

recording, a video, whatever you want, as long as you

you go?

calmly, “What if I bring Keaton Huber into this? What’s more

tied, Elysia had no chance of fighting back. She would only lose out if she tried to force her way through. She needed to outsmart them. First, she had to free her

her eyes before she mocked, “You think you can get me back with Mr.

to reunite you

two!”

person. Mr. Huber might not even remember who I

Oriana seemed tempted. The lure of returning to Keaton’s side was too strong to ignore.