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!

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

her up all night. The first time he made a significant amount of money, a mere hundred thousand, she had fainted from shock! Afterwards, she was anxious for so long, convinced it was some new kidnapping scheme by traffickers, fearing

their abilities a secret all these years, preferring

Elliot, his gaze softening. The boy's current demeanor was more fitting for a child his age. When not angry, the kid appeared too calm, too

him with his eyes brimming with tears and glaring in anger,

roared, "I'm

"Angry?"

"No, not angry!"

had been exposed! Angry at himself for not

the little guy was on the brink of tears, Tarquin, this 'heartless' stepdad, suddenly felt a wave of

got even more worked up, sounding like a little tiger with his high-pitched voice, "What

angry just like your mom, Elysia. When she gets mad,

dare call my mom a tiger! She's