Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 551

Tarquin remained silent, his gaze fixed somewhere in the distance.

Elysia's cheeks flushed a crimson red. "Don't be ridiculous, that doesn't count! We're discussing serious matters here. Emmett, who taught you that word?"

"From Evan."

Elysia turned her head towards Evan, feigning anger.

Evan tilted his head up, gazing at the sky. His deep, dark eyes rolled around in their sockets, deliberately avoiding her gaze. Soon after, he dragged Emmett away to grab some food.

Elliot glanced at Tarquin with a slightly narrowed gaze and said to Elysia, "Mom, I'm gonna go find my brothers."

A proud smile graced Elijah's face as he said, "Dad's got Mom's back, so I'm relieved. I'll go catch up with Evan and Emmett."

As soon as Elijah caught up with Evan, he said, "Doesn't this earn Dad some points? He stood up for Mom just now."

"Yeah, give

to bargain, asked, "Can't we give him two points instead? Adding points one by one, when

Dad. If they could win Evan over quickly, the four brothers would be united in purpose! Then, they could all work together to bring Dad and

Evan's hesitation, Elijah turned to Elliot

with those two troublemakers. Let's give

conceded, "Alright, alright, two points

that, in Evan's eyes, he was now worth three points. And that was

from upstairs, and Tarquin called out to Elysia, "Let's go, time

of embarrassment; Emmett's sudden outburst had left her feeling awkward. Fortunately, he seemed to have moved on as if nothing had happened.

Gideon, they too made their way to the dining room. The Bradford family, despite its tradition of single inheritance, was not short of daughters. Along with the

enough, and the dining room

the head table. Despite some murmurs of disapproval

was about to speak when Tarquin suddenly pulled out a share transfer

document to Elysia, "Sign this first, then we