Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 579

A shadow of gloom passed through Tarquin's eyes, and after a hesitant moment, he said, "My mother's ashes are in his possession."

Elliot and Evan were shocked, their eyes wide with disbelief.

Tarquin's expression was icy as he slowly continued, "When my parents died, I was just a kid. The funeral was entirely orchestrated by Gideon. When I refused to go back to the Bradford estate with him, he threatened me with my mother's ashes."

Elliot gritted his teeth. Gideon was a real piece of work!

Respect for the dead is a given, and yet he dared to use a mother's ashes to blackmail her own son!

Grandma should come back as a ghost and tear him to pieces!

pang of sympathy for Tarquin. He could relate. If someone tried to use his mom's ashes

those ashes were his Achilles' heel. He

might be an accomplice at best. The real

asked, "Any

have been the work of that

unclear if there's a connection with the mysterious figure, but the real murderer is definitely a Bradford. Just no leads to pinpoint who yet. Too much time has passed, and evidence

this mysterious

last time he met with the mysterious figure, certain things were emphasized. Besides mentioning a daughter, the figure kept stressing that killing him would lead to lifelong regret. He also said that keeping his identity hidden was for Tarquin's own good, knowing

good relationship with his father, Kendrick. If the mysterious figure was Kendrick, it would indeed be shocking

this mysterious figure clearly wasn't of Kendrick's generation. Even Gideon mentioned that the figure wasn't

a Bradford was slim, as there was no one else in the family whose identity would cause Tarquin such

but we have no