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'.

give them away? Was it his choice? He was more frustrated than anyone, feeling like he'd swallowed a

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

Silence fell.

worries weren't about shares, but about the million-dollar question. She clung to

asked Tarquin, her voice

answer right away, his gaze fixed on her hand still holding his arm. Her hands were delicate

Elysia gave him a slight shake, "Hey, I'm talking

worry about a million being too much? Since when did you start turning down money? I thought you dreamed of living the high life," Tarquin finally responded, his thoughts returning to

dollars, that's more than a decade's salary for most. We're not crossing

made her this nervous? She

settlement," Tarquin reassured 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

"You're right. The compensation should match the offender's ability to pay. If only I knew I could