Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 195

“Beat it. Scram!” Tarquin barked without specifying at whom, snuffing out the cigarette in his hand and striding toward Elijah’s hospital room with his long legs.

aly

“Tarquin…” Gideon tried to call out, but Lowell cut him off with a timely gesture, his tone neither warm nor cold, “Mr. Bradford, please head on home and get some rest. Tarquin’s got a lot on his mind right now and isn’t in the mood for chitchat.”

Gideon frowned. “How’s Elijah doing, anyway?”

“He’s out of the woods now.”

Hearing this, Gideon let out a relieved sigh.

So did Allegra.

The rest of the Bradfords, however, had mixed expressions.

In the Bradford family, only Gideon didn’t want Elijah to kick the bucket–he still had plans to use the boy to keep the others in line.

The rest of them, though, wouldn’t mind if the sole heir bit the dust sooner rather than later.

There could only be one heir in the Bradford legacy, and Tarquin had only this one son–the sole heir to it

all.

If Elijah were to die, the spot for the heir would be up for grabs, and all their offspring would have a fair

the throne.

more

of schemers!

shot Allegra a venomous look.

of the family won’t be meddling in company affairs for a while. All the projects under your name will be transferred to me. I’ll

skull! Being grounded was one thing, but

away. We’ve still got Lionel and his father–they can handle the business. Those projects are our livelihood; if you

you acted! You reap what

and left, leaning

dared to utter a word; they hung their heads and quickly left

sobbing

cleared out, Lowell’s eyebrows knotted in anger as

news. Allegra had really

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in unannounced, barging into the room while Elijah was

causing him

soothe him or leave promptly, but instead berated Elijah for his lack of respect and manners. She even told Elijah his mother was long dead, and had

her, Elijah collapsed

Elysia was there; otherwise, who knows what might have happened

wouldn’t just be Tarquin

there was no blood relation, he might as well have