Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 740

Tarquin groaned, "Just ignore it, no need to pick up!"

"But what if it's something urgent?" came the retort.

Elysia slid the answer button, "Hello?"

Keaton's voice was polite but urgent, "Hey, Elysia, is Tarin with you? I need to speak to him urgently."

Elysia glanced at Tarquin.

With no choice, Tarquin, still holding Elysia close with one arm, took the phone and grumbled, "What?"

Keaton rattled off his concerns, clearly agitated.

Tarquin replied nonchalantly, "I've got four big boys!"

"Yeah, I know, but I'm talking about—"

"I've got four big boys!"

"Damn it, I know, but-"

"I've got four big boys!"

how passionately he argued, Tarquin stuck to his

cursed under his breath and hung

phone back to Elysia, Tarquin

loss. Whether Keaton was jealous or not, she couldn't tell; all she

arms around his neck and teased, "Don't get too cocky. Suddenly having four sons means your responsibilities have quadrupled! You used to only provide for Elijah, and now there are four, which means your stress

they're still young. In the future, they'll need college, weddings, we'll have to save for their houses

to reveal his true identity

concerns she voiced were

he could support

kids are talented; they don't need his financial

"Elysia."

"Yeah?"

at her, words forming in

"But don't feel too pressured. Kids will find their

and cars, those are nice to have but not essentials. If we can afford them, great;

was an optimist, believing parental love was most

shapes a

promotes healthy growth, the greatest

for financial capabilities, it

if not, children can

tend to turn out well, leading to better lives

lacking the courage