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

But then-

phone rang again!

time, the screen displayed “Love No. 2.”

in Tarquin’s eyes was so evident, even a blind man

released her and tossed the phone back to her.

of my business. My request is simple, just look after Elijah. Keep your vices away from him, and I won’t interfere. Take good care of him, and there will be benefits for you. Fail, and don’t expect

were a knot of brows and a gaze filled with

Elysia was too preoccupied to notice, clutching the phone to her chest as if it were her lifeline, fearing

again.

2 was Evan, and she couldn’t answer this video call

warning delivered. Tarquin

then did Elysia’s heart rate begin to normalize

would have it, her eyes caught a glimpse of Evan at the

her too. His eyes lit

stopped. She grabbed Tarquin, who was about to turn away, not caring as

Tarquin’s face

it was Tarquin’s turn to

Evan,

and shelves, it’s a

“You…….. just… just…”

loss, her whole body