Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Verity's eyes were brimming with tears, her voice shaky and filled with panic,

"How can you guarantee that? You don't even know who he is, and my son's in his clutches! How can you possibly assure me?!"

Tarquin replied with an icy tone, "If I say I can keep him alive, then I can. It just depends on whether I want to or not."

He had extensive holdings in Alerasia, with a well-connectedwork. Karl Town was under Alerasia's jurisdiction, and even if it was the mysterious man's stronghold, ensuring someone's safety wasn't a challenge for him.

He could easily manipulate things through the local authorities!

Verity clearly didn't believe him, and Tarquin couldn't be bothered to explain further, instead issuing a stark warning,

"If you don't cooperate, I can't guarantee he'll make it through the week."

Verity's eyes widened in fear, and after a moment of stunned silence, she ventured,

"Can you really ensure his safety?"

Tarquin gave her a piercing look and remained silent, which was as good as a confirmation.

Swallowing hard, Verity frowned and said,

"If you promise to keep my son and me safe, I'll tell you everything I know."

expression darkened,

You killed my parents,

Verity gasped, shocked.

emphasizing

My parents' vengeance must be served! At best, I can promise

streamed down Verity's

you have to be so heartless? Can't you just let me go? I admit, I was involved in that accident, but I wasn't

was?" he

"It was... it was..."

him, wasn't

him with tear-filled eyes, neither nodding in

understood, his expression growing

all started because of my

was the feud between

would conspire with Verity, orchestrating

for years,

shook her head, "I don't know. All I know is he's been

She hesitated, stopping mid-sentence.

he been searching

Verity's phone

her tears, she tried to compose

her burst into tears,

was amiss, Tarquin snatched the phone