Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 767

A few bulky thugs were eyeing Elysia and Tarquin with a menacing look. It was clear Blake wasn't lying; they were here to collect a debt! Pay up or hand over someone as collateral!

Blake used to be just an average Joe, playing cards, sipping beers at the local pub. But after hitting it big with a lottery windfall, he transformed overnight into a wealthy man, and his vices only grew worse!

Gambling became an addiction, and within a few years, he had squandered all his money and racked up a massive amount of debt with sky-high interest rates.

Their return to the country was driven by their inability to stay abroad any longer due to financial troubles.

But as soon as they landed back home, local loan sharks were already on their tail!

Facing the impossibility of repayment, Blake was ready to gamble with their lives until he heard from Daphne that Elysia had been spotted!

He concocted a plan to shift the debt onto Elysia.

Elysia could either pay up or pay with her body!

After all, in his twisted logic, since Elysia was "tarnished" and they had raised her, it was only natural for her to bear the family debt.

Elysia trembled with rage. Six years had passed, yet the Thornes were as vile as ever!

suggest calling the police, Tarquin suddenly

I've got it. How much

of money, "Ten million,

Tarquin replied

Thorne family was ecstatic, but Elysia

about? He said ten million, not a thousand! Even if you had it, you shouldn't give them a dime! Why should they get your

pulled her aside and

should

going back, we go together! This is outright extortion,

Tarquin nodded,

will take time to sort this out. The

"But..."

you. Plus, Benjamin mentioned he'd change Elliot's bandages today. Don't you want to see how his wound is

frowned, torn between her concern for the situation and her desire to return

to be spent wisely. I'm not going to give them a cent. My offer was just to buy us some time until

about you, with all those

could finish, her phone rang.