Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 445

Tarquin squinted his eyes, an air of indifference about him, "It's just fair trade, that's all."

Elliot glared back, "Fair? How is this fair?!"

Tarquin remained unflustered, "You can always choose not to agree. The choice is yours."

At this, Elliot was nearly apoplectic with rage, his cheeks puffing out like a pufferfish, "I can choose not to agree? Can I? Really? Do I even have a choice?!"

The audacity of his stepdad, proposing a bargain, and threatening to spill their secrets to Mom if he didn't agree! It was like grabbing him by the throat!

He couldn't even bear to think what their sweet, clueless Mom would do if she found out. Would she drop dead from the shock?

Telling Mom he was a financial wizard with billions in cash stashed in the bank? Or that Evan was not only a fighter but also a whiz with explosives and high-tech weaponry? And to top it off, reveal that they had exposed Nola online and even 'kidnapped' her? He shuddered at the thought!

to all this made his skin crawl! Others might not get it. Why couldn't they just be proud of their skills and

haunted by a ghost movie for months, and so easily worried that a little trouble could keep her up all night. The first time he made a significant amount of money, a mere

go to great lengths to ease her worries. So, they had kept their abilities a secret all these years, preferring her to live

his gaze softening. The boy's current demeanor was more fitting for

and glaring in anger,

"I'm not

"Angry?"

"No, not angry!"

furious that his vulnerabilities had been exposed! Angry at himself for not foreseeing this trap set

brink of tears, Tarquin, this 'heartless' stepdad, suddenly felt a

sounding like a little tiger

"You get angry just like your mom, Elysia. When she gets mad, she's like a little tiger

tiger! She's not! My mom is kind and gentle, not