Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 446

Back to his usual self, Elliot squinted his eyes, giving Tarquin a meaningful look.

Tarquin was puzzled, wondering how the kid had suddenly regained his composure. Just a moment ago, he was clearly upset, so why had he not only stopped being angry but also smoothed down his ruffled feathers? Had the anger made him silly?

Tarquin reached out and ruffled Elliot's hair. Elliot, clearly disgusted, protested, "Don't touch me!"

Tarquin wasn't offended, just curious, "Why are you so scared of your mom finding out about your talents? For any parent, that would be a huge source of pride. And Elysia, with her love for all things shiny, if she knew her son was a little tycoon, she'd be over the moon."

No surprises there, just shocks! Elliot replied coldly, "This is between me and my mom, it's none of your business! She loves us, even if we're fools, we're still the apple of her eye! I agreed to share resources with you. Once I find out anything about that mysterious person's whereabouts and identity, you'll be the first to know. But on one condition - you can't upset my mom anymore! And you can't spill our secrets to her! Especially not about our deal with you!"

Tarquin nodded, "Deal!"

a pang of loss... If Elysia's kids were his own, how lucky he and Elijah would be! He'd have a bunch of genius sons, and Elijah would have some formidable brothers!

help but feel a wave of sympathy for Elliot's late father. After letting his thoughts wander for a while, he lit a cigarette, pushing the thought of Elliot's unfortunate dad out of his mind, then his thoughts drifted to the mysterious person... His expression hardened,

was met

jerk dared to use our mom as leverage,

added, angrily, "Bullying kids, how

Elliot, now calm, reassured them, "It's okay.

and clueless. Can't do his own digging, has to rely on

bitter twist in his heart but kept silent. Was he really being manipulated so easily? He was far from clueless. With just a few words, he could get