Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 326

The kid had a point; he shouldn't have butted heads with Elijah. He should've done exactly as Elliot suggested: support whatever Elijah did, even if it meant pushing Elysia to reject Elijah!

Imagine if Elijah had declared, "I'm aiming to be Elysia's son, and you, her husband."

And he'd replied, "No problem!"

Would Elijah still be mad at him? Would he still have spewed those angry words?

Of course not!

Then, he'd go to Elysia, mention the plan, and surely, as Elliot predicted, she'd seek out Elijah for a chat.

That way, he wouldn't have to marry Elysia, Elijah wouldn't blame him, and who knows? Maybe after Elijah hit a wall with Elysia, he'd come looking for a shoulder to cry on. It would've been the perfect chance for a heart-to-heart between father and son!

It would've been a win-win!

Tarquin regretted not thinking of handling it that way at the moment. Acting on impulse!

The room fell silent for a bit before Tarquin, squinting, asked Elliot, "Who's your dad?"

question, eyeing him warily, then shifting their gaze to Elliot. Elliot squinted back, "Why do you wanna know

"Just curious."

"Don't wanna say."

your

say

moment longer, genuinely

"Huh?"

smarts. You must've gotten your brains from your dad's good genes." "Ha!" Elliot scoffed again, "My dad's not that sharp

just a stepdad. Doesn't matter if I like him or not; I only care about my

"A stepdad?"

raise me but ended up with a bunch of big sons anyway. Cheap way to

"Why didn't

stared him down, "That's a

Elliot's gaze was trying

the kid was talking about

nothing to do with

honestly remarked, "Not raising your own kid makes