Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 204

“Talking face to face is the only way to make things clear”

Gideon was visibly upset. “Then out with it. What’s the deal?”

Tarquin’s expression was nonchalent as he said, “I just wanted to ask you what you were discussing with Mike before Lionel’s incident?” Mentioning Mike caused Gideon’s expression to shift dramatically! He glared, eyes fixed intently on Tarquin.

The crowd, keen observers all, sensed something was amiss, stirring whispers among themselves,

“Who’s Mike?”

I think I know. A while back, Lionel and his crew bullied a girl. She ended up taking her own life, and Mike was her brother.”

“Does this mean Lionel was killed by Mike?”

“He’s just a nobody. Without someone backing him, he’d never get close to Lionel. I bet he’s just a pawn, there’s gotta be a mastermind behind the scene.”

their eyes filled with varying degrees of suspicion.

Tarquin, are

incident and why you sent people after Mike afterward. What could Mike possibly have done to offend

a witness written

struggling for breath, his composure lost, retorted, “What are you talking about? I don’t even

produced a photograph. It showed Gideon and

as loud as a

his chair it

was in shock.

the conversation taking this turn,

got the gist

my life. Whoever dares to target my Elijah won’t face death from my hands, but a fate worse than

fool. If you’re planning to use me or frame me, you

that parting shot, he

the room.

eternity, Allegra suddenly lunged forward, grabbing Gideon’s wrist, kneeling before him with eyes brimming with tears. “Dad! Tell

roaring, “You believe Tarquin’s divisive words? Foolish