Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 176

Terquin stealthily slipped her phone out of her pocket. The screen was alight with a bold notification.

Squinting. Tarquin read aloud, “Love No. 1.

“Back off, jerk! Who said you could just grab my phone without asking? No manners, no class! Give it back! Give me my phonel”

He chuckled dryly, “All this panic, they say your sins will find you out. If you’re bold enough to have a lover, why fear getting caught? Love No. 1 got a sidepiece, do we?”

“It’s none of your business! Just give me back my phone!

“Shameless, aren’t you?”

“Whether I’m shameless or not is none of your concem, your dog! Dare to answer my phone and see what happens. I’ll go to war with you!”

A video call was incoming!

If he swiped to answer. Elliot’s face, identical to his own, would appear on the screen.

And then, they’d both be caught…

She couldn’t bear to think about it, the mere thought of what might happen next was too horrifying to entertain.

Luckily, just as Elysia’s anxiety was reaching a peak, the phone call disconnected automatically.

her breath coming in heavy

But then-

phone rang again!

the screen displayed “Love No. 2.”

eyes was so evident, even

time, however, before Elysia could speak up, he released her and tossed the phone back to

him, and I won’t interfere. Take good care of him, and there will be benefits for you. Fail, and don’t expect me to be nice!”

a knot of brows and a gaze filled with

phone to her chest

again.

No. 2 was Evan, and she couldn’t answer

his warning delivered. Tarquin turned

heart

a glimpse of

had seen her too. His eyes lit up, and he started toddling her

to turn away, not caring as the phone slipped

face with her

was Tarquin’s turn to

sidelong at the approaching Evan, tongue–tied, “Go…

There’s a wall and shelves, it’s a

“You…….. just… just…”

a loss, her