Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 552

Elysia, her heart racing, discreetly swallowed her fear and refrained from signing on the spot, instead pulling Tarquin to the side for a private word. The rest of the Bradfords looked on with suspicion and curiosity. Today's news of Gideon's visit to Future Community was already the talk of the day. By bringing it up in front of everyone, Tarquin seemed to be issuing a warning: mess with Elysia, and you'd face the consequences. But was making such a big deal necessary over a mere million dollars? Looking at Gideon's expression, doubts only deepened. To Gideon, a million dollars was pocket change, so why did he seem so infuriated?

Elliot, intrigued, picked up the settlement document to take a closer look. His eyes lit up when he saw the words "stock transfer." No wonder Tarquin was insisting on Elysia signing in front of everyone. No wonder Gideon looked so upset. It turned out... While 2% of the shares might not mean much to him, to everyone else, it was akin to a gold mine! For Elysia, it was a literal gold rush! In essence, Tarquin had just secured a gold mine for his mom!

Elliot let out a sigh of relief, glanced at Tarquin with a newfound respect, and turned to Evan, saying, "Give the man some credit!"

Evan nodded, "He even remembered to ask for medical expenses for mom. That's worth a point. A million dollars, look how happy it made mom." "No, give him five points!"

Evan was shocked, "Five?"

Elliot repeated, "Five points!"

widened in disbelief,

points!

his dad to pull off such a move! Evan and Emmett might not have grasped the full significance of the shares, but seeing Elliot so serious,

was secretly ecstatic; dad just

up and walked over to investigate. Elliot, unopposed, handed her the document.