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!

culprit, but you're not innocent either. All

knew exactly how to hit Tarquin where it

glared at him for a long while before speaking, "You haven't changed a bit, always ready to

then, you targeted your own son, and now, your great-grandson. Is power really

important. Without it, would any of you even consider me?

your father and Elijah, don't pin all their suffering on me! I wanted to

father, you never listened to me! If you had not always opposed me, I wouldn't have thought

glared back, stone-faced, "We're at this point now, so just say how you want to deal with it. Stop bringing up irrelevant matters!" Tarquin clenched his jaw tightly, holding back his rage for the

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

Gideon surely knew

Gideon accused, "It was that scoundrel downstairs!

shift the blame to his

"I want the truth!"