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!

skin crawl! Others might not get it. Why couldn't they

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

had to go to great lengths to ease her worries. So, they had kept their abilities a secret all these years, preferring her to live a happy, worry-free life rather than boast about their

for a child his age. When not angry, the kid

him with his eyes brimming with tears and glaring in anger, Tarquin raised an eyebrow

roared, "I'm

"Angry?"

"No, not angry!"

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

this 'heartless' stepdad, suddenly felt a wave of happiness. He found himself quite amused. His smile reached his eyes

up, sounding like a little tiger with his

just like your mom, Elysia. When she gets mad, she's

a tiger! She's not! My mom