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.”

tumed towards Gideon, their eyes filled with varying degrees of suspicion.

beet red as he yelled, “Nonsense! Tarquin, are you

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

a witness written all over

his composure lost, retorted, “What are you talking about? I don’t even know this

as ever, Tarquin produced a photograph. It showed Gideon and Mike in mid–conversation.

evidence was as loud as a slap to the

chair it might as well have been a

crowd was in shock.

didn’t outright accuse Mike of being the murderer. But with the conversation taking

got the gist

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

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

that parting shot, he

the

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

roaring, “You believe Tarquin’s