Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 572

Upon reaching the second-floor study, Axel tossed Gideon into the room, slammed the door shut, and stationed himself outside.

Now, it was just Gideon and Tarquin, grandfather and grandson, alone in the room.

Initially, Gideon was a mix of panic and defiance, but then he burst into laughter, "Yes, it was all me! Hahaha, I've been slowly poisoning Elijah over the years, at least seven or eight times. The poison was slow-acting, not lethal, but painful enough to make him suffer!

Every time he got poisoned, Elijah must have felt terrible, especially during the initial days when the poison was at its strongest. He'd sweat buckets and grimace in pain, haha.

But, oh, how naïve you were, always thinking his illness was due to his obsession with his mother!

And why did I poison Elijah? It's all because of you!

If he didn't have you as his father, he wouldn't have suffered so much!

am the culprit, but you're not innocent either. All the suffering Elijah has endured over the

exactly how to hit Tarquin

speaking, "You haven't changed a bit, always ready to do anything for

great-grandson. Is

important. Without it, would any of you even consider me? If I had power, would you dare treat

and Elijah, don't pin all their suffering on me! I wanted to harm them, true, but

not always opposed me, I wouldn't have

up irrelevant matters!" Tarquin clenched his jaw tightly, holding back his

was certain Gideon's confidant hadn't lied. Gideon, intent on using Elijah to control the rest of the Bradford family,

Gideon surely knew

hesitation, Gideon accused, "It was that scoundrel downstairs! He's the

his confidant, but Tarquin was clearly not

"I want the truth!"