Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 283

Elijah frowned, his eyes darting around with a mix of suspicion and caution. "What?!"

Elliot said, "If everything goes as expected, we should be brothers."

Evan chimed in, "Same dad and different moms, to be precise."

Elijah's eyes widened in shock. "No way!"

Elliot's voice was soothing. "I heard about you from Mom. She's always been there for you. It looks like we're all Tarquin's kids, hence the resemblance."

Elijah gasped, "My dad always said he has only been with my mom!"

Elliot's lips twitched. His mom and Tarquin were the official couple; so, no matter how much Elijah's mom and Tarquin loved each other, she was still the other woman.

was, in fact, born out

but since his mom always

he tried not to upset Elijah, "Let's not get into what the adults did. We came here because Mom rushed over after getting a frantic call from your dad late at night. We were worried about her. Since you've found us, I might as well lay it all

person, and she cares about you a lot. She was worried about backlash, so we came up with this plan. It was actually my

the family ceremony was purely for you and my mom's sake. We're not

long silence, Elijah asked, "So, you were the one who

had his own questions. He nodded, "Yes, I was trying to look something up and didn't realize your computer had a password lock. Do you...

respond,

with an unspoken understanding between them-they both were savvy

conversation back to Tarquin and Elysia, "What's the real deal with my dad and your mom? My dad clearly told me

his words carefully, "They were married before, but it was loveless. They even hadn't met each other. Then, your dad came back from abroad and had a one-night stand with my mom, resulting in us. Ironically, they didn't recognize each other during their encounter, so your dad thought my mom cheated on him in their marriage, leading to a divorce and leaving my mom with nothing. When he said he had nothing to do with