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."

nodded. "Yeah, give

bargain, asked, "Can't we give him two points instead? Adding

Elliot and Emmett remained neutral, but Evan was the most critical of Dad. If they could win Evan over quickly, the four brothers would be united in purpose! Then, they could all work

hesitation, Elijah turned to Elliot for

with those two troublemakers. Let's

points it is. That makes it

to the fact that, in Evan's eyes, he was now worth three points. And that was only after

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

he seemed to have moved on as if nothing had happened.

despite its tradition of single inheritance, was not short

not nearly enough, and the

table. Despite some murmurs of disapproval from those who felt Elysia didn't deserve to sit at the main table, the events that had transpired earlier silenced any

when Tarquin suddenly pulled out a share transfer document. The sight of it instantly shattered Gideon's composure, his face darkening and his blood

handed the document to Elysia, "Sign this first, then