Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 198

Elysia’s heart settled a notch, feeling like she was securing a safety net for the future,

Of course, she hoped that day would never come, that the triplets‘ secret would stay just that–a secret,

Her phone chimed–a new message.

Elysia checked the screen and gasped, “No way!”

There was a deposit of ten thousand dollars!

She looked up at Tarquin, who was also on his phone, having just made the transfer,

“You…”

“You saved Elijah. I couldn’t just do nothing–that would weigh on my conscience.”

Tarquin had wanted to send more, but thinking back to how Elysia reacted to getting money from the Denton family, he coolly removed a couple of zeros.

She loved money but was timid; too much would surely scare her off. And sure enough, the ten thousand had already blown her away!

After all, she was just an ordinary gal, and ten thousand was more than she might make in a year.

“I…”

“Take it,” Tarquin said, as if afraid she’d refuse. “Elijah loves your cooking. Consider it a fee for your culinary services.”

Elysia hesitated, then nodded.

Elijah craves anything, just let me know. As long as I’m in Jindale

meals covered!”

simple fare, heavy

that wasn’t cutting

the ten thousand, she could whip

mine,” Tarquin added

“Huh?”

didn’t miss a beat, seizing the

Elijah likes it when I

your cooking; I just want

expected this request and

about that fifty million you owe me–it’s now

shock as she asked,

“From today, you

couldn’t believe it; he was slashing the debt

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you’re saying I only have to pay you back five million now?”

“Yes.”

I’m only in debt for five million?”

“Yes.”

kind of joke, is it? Because I’m taking this seriously

her with a mix of disdain and amusement. “If you don’t accept,

accept it! I never said