Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 474

When most people see a spread of seafood, they think of a gourmet feast. But all Elysia could see was dollar signs!

Before Tarquin could even open his mouth, Elysia was already firing away, "You handed me a cool million this morning, and now you're splurging on this fancy seafood dinner. What's the deal? Where is all this money coming from?"

Tarquin remained silent, which only made her more anxious and afraid, "You... you didn't get involved in something illegal, did you?!"

Tarquin was at a loss for words, "Is your brain just filled with mush?"

"Your brain is the one filled with mush!" Elysia snapped back, and then pressed on, "If your money is clean, why can't you just say so?"

Tarquin, head down and wearing gloves, meticulously arranged the lobster and king crab layers into the oven, then moved on to start frying some vegetables, clearly trying to ignore Elysia.

But Elysia, standing right beside him, wouldn't stop badgering him, raising her voice, "Don't forget you're a father! Everything you do affects Elijah! You can't get involved in anything shady, not for Elijah's sake."

Tarquin, annoyed by her nagging and initially wanting to send her away, turned to look at her, remembering he had something to ask her, "I'm not involved in anything illegal."

"Then where did the money come from?"

"Some opportunities are meant to be kept secret, you know?"

taken aback, suspiciously asking, "So, you made a

narrowed slightly, "A

me a million dollars! And you can afford all this

"What's it to you?"

to make a

Tarquin was speechless...

bankruptcy, she

small fortune through legal means, she

was already a mother of three,

as ever, her clear eyes

her taking the bait, Tarquin decided to play along, "I might consider letting you in on it, but first, answer my

eyes in eagerness, "Ask away! I'll tell you everything I

It was, after all, relaxing to be

went straight to the point, "The

that night might be the elusive figure he was investigating. Through Elysia, he hoped to dig deeper. At this, Elysia's expression

said, "Just a heads-up, the person you were talking with that night was not a ghost; he was talking to you through a surveillance camera. That's why you could

"How did you know?"