Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 639

Axel's response was blunt, "No news at all."

Tarquin's heart skipped a beat!

Just after getting into the car, he frowned and asked, "No leads on a little girl resembling Elijah?"

"Yeah, I've gone through all the girls Elijah's age in Jindale City, not a single suspicious one!"

Axel then added, "Could the info about the daughter be a red herring by the mystery person to throw you off?"

Tarquin lit a cigarette, taking a deep drag. The tension around him was palpable; even the air in the car seemed to drop.

Lowell was sitting in the driver's seat, glancing at Tarquin through the rearview mirror, not daring to make a sound.

again, "Keep looking. If she's not in Jindale City, then expand the search

did? What if he really had a daughter out there?

lit another cigarette. The only small comfort he had was that if this daughter did exist and was indeed with the mystery person, she was probably not in danger

cautiously suggested,

to proceed. But Tarquin had been staying at the hospital with Elijah and Elysia since the holiday, and hadn't been to the office, driving the executives

want to impose his mood on Elysia and the kids. Flicking off the ash, he said, "I'll check it

the window, watching Tarquin's car leave the neighborhood. His gaze was intense, his fingers tapping the windowsill rhythmically,

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on to answer the door, "It's gotta be Elijah's dad. Go and talk to him. If you chicken out now,

serve the soup, and went to wash her hands before opening the door. Taking

Elysia's heart sank as she looked down, her cheeks burning with