Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 709

Tarquin frowned, "Who?"

"Declan."

Tarquin's eyes narrowed sharply!

He didn't speak, instead, he pocketed one hand and walked over to the smoking area, tucking his phone between his ear and shoulder as he lit up a cigarette.

Declan had been with him for a decade, mentored personally by Axel. He was one of his secondary bodyguards.

Axel was the only primary one.

Though there were several at the secondary level, those were his core team members.

And in his world, core team members meant brothers!

Declan's betrayal felt as if he had been stabbed in the back by his own brother.

Tarquin didn't explode in anger. Instead, he furrowed his brows deeper, taking half a cigarette's time before asking, "Why?"

"The other side threatened him with his ex-girlfriend and kid, forced him to betray you."

Tarquin clenched his jaw in surprise, "Declan has a kid?"

his ex found out she was pregnant after they broke up. Couldn't bear to terminate it, so she had the kid behind Declan's back. He had no clue until

say. The rest was up to Tarquin

lighting another, Tarquin asked, "The kid and his mother,

said, "Use me as bait, set something up to get them

to save them definitely means setting up

held hostage to manipulate Declan, any plan to

would have to concern Tarquin's

about me;

twitched, but

merciless devil, born cold-blooded and brutal without a shred of humanity. But deep down, he was just like Elizabeth and Kendrick,

he wore, built from past wounds and scars. His strength now was

of silence, Axel asked, "What about Declan?

temper flared

now? His woman and child are still in the hands of others! He can think about

Tarquin adjusted his tie, feeling

the fact remained that he had

he couldn't find a reason to justify

lack of loyalty, yet

wasn't in the wrong. If he were in the

now, he couldn't vent his anger on Declan, leaving him to stew in