Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 535

Amidst Evan and Emmett's wide-eyed astonishment, she turned to Tarquin, her voice laced with disbelief.

"Is this, really, your family's old mansion?"

"Yeah," Tarquin responded simply.

Elysia glanced outside the car window at the sprawling golf course. "Your... your family's place is this huge, this lavish?"

Tarquin knew exactly what was running through her mind and said, "You're just not used to this kind of luxury. If you ever visited the Bradfords, the wealthiest family around, you'd be even more astounded."

Elysia let out a sigh of relief. "You had me scared for a moment there. I thought your family was the Bradford clan."

Tarquin looked puzzled. "Why be scared?"

Elysia pouted slightly. "Well, technically, I'm still married to a Bradford, so I'm the wife of the richest man, Tarquin Bradford, in name at least!" And they hadn't divorced yet.

So, if today her secret lover and Tarquin met, it would be a scandalous encounter between a 'homewrecker' and a legitimate husband.

Though neither of them loved her, the mere thought of such a confrontation was terrifying.

Elysia tried to brush it off. "I'm just not accustomed to such grandeur. I've heard the Bradfords can be quite intimidating."

of it. The Bradfords were indeed a den of lions, with everyone

a surname. My family has nothing

Elysia thought to herself, how easily fooled she

to gaze out the window, marveling at the breathtaking scenery and the rare species of trees visible from the road. She couldn't help but ask, "Even so, your family must be quite affluent, right? Maybe not the wealthiest, but

really benefited from their riches. I used to be

to make money

little, but I've given

gave me all

"Yeah."

"So, you're broke now?"

a few thousand... well, maybe just a couple hundred bucks to my name right now,

shocked. "Which is it, thousands or hundreds? And why would you give

part, never having imagined his assets could reach

taking care of Elijah. I'm grateful to

believed his words, her expression a mix

had come into a huge fortune. Yesterday, I went on a

checked; I can

I should return some of

narrowed slightly. "Would you