Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

The Murphy clan was utterly flabbergasted at the level of respect Tarquin Bradford showed towards Clayton Hawkins. It was almost too much, they thought. Clayton, of all people!

Elysia Thorne, on the other hand, was quite pleased with Tarquin's demeanor. It warmed her heart.

After all, there's an old saying that you can tell how a man feels about his wife by the way he treats her parents. If he loves his wife, he'll naturally extend that love to her folks as well.

Elysia asked him, "Why didn't you give us a heads-up before dropping by? You mentioned this morning you might not make it today."

"My personal matters wrapped up sooner than expected, and I couldn't wait to see you all," Tarquin replied.

Initially, Tarquin had planned not to visit today. But with the mysterious figure aware of his presence in Oceanopolis, secrecy was no longer necessary.

Turning to Clayton, Tarquin expressed his gratitude, "This morning, when Evan went missing, Mr. Hawkins was incredibly helpful. I can't thank you enough, Mr. Hawkins."

in front of his potential father-in-law, stepped forward with gifts, "Mr. Hawkins, our boss handpicked these gifts for you, as a token of respect. Each item was chosen with care. We hope you'll

neck to get a better look, "There's whiskey, cigars, and even some high-end supplements. Isn't this the classic trifecta for impressing the in-laws? Wait, what kind of whiskey is that... My God,

Murphy jumped, startled, "Will you quit yelling and scare me half

gestured wildly, "Dad, did you see?

eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets, while Bobby, annoyed, tapped him with his

these, who cared about such

labels on the whiskey, the brand of the cigars, the supplements produced by the World Health Organization itself,

was beside himself with envy. The more he looked at his son, the

you see this? This is the gold standard! You think Larry could ever bring something like this? He couldn't

Larry's fault we can't either,"

entirely, smacked him on the head, "What about

Roger speculated, "Dad, with Mr. Bradford being so generous to Clayton, could it be he's really seeing him as a father-in-law? Could they actually