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."

darkened, his

deserve to live! You killed my parents, you have to

Verity gasped, shocked.

emphasizing

be served! At best, I can promise you a quick death. Otherwise,

streamed down Verity's

Can't you just let me go? I admit, I was involved in that

was?"

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

was him,

who Tarquin was referring to. She glanced at him with tear-filled eyes, neither

understood, his expression growing even

done, it all started because of my

the feud between him and

with Verity, orchestrating an accident to

meticulously planning for years, investing

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

She hesitated, stopping mid-sentence.

he been searching for?"

then, Verity's

tears, she tried to compose

said made her burst into tears, her body shaking

something was amiss, Tarquin snatched the phone from