Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 553

Gideon was in a sour mood, practically feeling the pinch in his wallet.

"My shares are my own business! Everyone back to your seats and stop getting on my nerves!"

The room was filled with murmurs of discontent.

"Sure, it's your right to do as you please with your shares, but they're part of the Bradford family legacy. How can you just hand them over to an outsider?"

"And to give away so much in one go, what were you thinking?!"

Gideon, fuming, slammed his cane on the floor with a resounding 'thud'.

choice? He was more frustrated than anyone, feeling like he'd swallowed a bitter pill,

speak up? I'll make you all cough up 2% of your shares to

Silence fell.

the other side. Her worries weren't about shares, but about the million-dollar question. She clung to Tarquin by the window, unable to make

she asked

right away, his gaze fixed on her hand still holding his arm. Her hands were delicate and pale, the kind you'd expect from a lady

Elysia gave him a slight

money? I thought you dreamed of living the high life," Tarquin finally responded, his thoughts returning

never imagined I could get a million just for this! A million dollars, that's more than a decade's

wealth around her. A million dollars made her this nervous? She was both greedy and cowardly. Even if she had

her with a smile. "We're asking for more because they can afford it. If they were just regular folks, you'd be lucky to get a

the offender's ability to pay.