Chapter 775

Elliot shot a look at his dad, lips pursing in disdain, "Kid stuff, pops. Stay out of it."

With that, he closed his eyes to sleep.

Tarquin was left speechless, sensing the disdain but clueless about the cause.

The night passed without incident.

The little rascals slept soundly through the night, not a peep from any of them.

Even Evan behaved himself.

Tarquin grew more puzzled and, once Elliot was awake, he couldn't help but ask, "Weren't you guys planning to settle the score with the Thornes? What happened to that?"

remained, "It's kid stuff, dad. Mind your own beeswax. Worry about

of his rocky marriage, he

couldn't spill the beans yet, not wanting to

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days, the Bradfords were on

in debt,

to no avail. Instead, they received debt collection calls and a video of the Thorne family, now hostages. The captors claimed Blake owed them ten million, threatening harm if not

their options, the Bradfords chose not to involve the police, grinding their teeth as they transferred ten million to the kidnappers. Shortly after, a second debt notice arrived for twenty-five million, complete with Blake's fingerprints, again with the threat of violence

for a

edge. No

this

twenty million in gambling was already a stretch. How could they possibly owe so much? This has to be a scam. We can't keep bleeding money into this

Tarquin and Elysia? If those wild kids officially become

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